DNR charges Waterford man with elk poaching in Montmorency County
GW: So, what about knowing your target? Maybe the sleeze did, maybe he didn’t, but he’s still a sleeze.
A 51-year-old man from Waterford, Michigan, has confessed to killing an elk on the opening day of firearm deer season, according to Department of Natural Resources conservation officers who investigated the incident.
A deer hunter hunting in Montmorency County north of Atlanta Nov. 15 contacted the DNR’s Report All Poaching (RAP) Line to report he had found a dead elk. Conservation officers from the DNR’s Gaylord Customer Service Center responded and located the 4×4 bull elk and determined it had been killed by a single gunshot.
After a lengthy investigation by the officers, a suspect was identified and a confession was obtained. Charges currently are under review by the Montmorency County Prosecutor. Read more