MDC looking for poacher of bull elk in Shannon County

Someone illegally killed a bull elk last weekend, and the Missouri Department of Conservation wants to know who. 

State conservation officials are asking for the public’s help in finding who illegally killed and left a bull elk near Klepzig Mill in south-central Missouri’s Shannon County this past weekend. 

A local deer hunter found and reported the animal’s location to the Department of Conservation. 

The entire animal was left in the field after being shot during the opening weekend of Missouri’s firearms deer season. 

Officials are offering a 20-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons that shot the elk.