October 24, 2024 10:50 a.m. 

Roseburg area Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife troopers are asking for the public’s assistance to locate and apprehend the person responsible for unlawfully killing a buck deer and leaving it to waste earlier this week.

An OSP report said the preliminary investigation indicates the buck was shot multiple times with a handgun from the roadway. The incident occurred between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the 500 block of South Deer Creek Road, southeast of Dixonville.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant Matt Bowersox through OSP dispatch at 800-442-2068. Those with information can remain anonymous and a turn-in-poachers reward for cash or preference points will be offered for information leading to a citation or arrest in the case.