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MRNF investigating after moose shot and abandoned near Sioux Lookout

Officers believe that the moose was shot and abandoned sometime in late November or early December
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(Matt Vis, tbnewswatch.com)

SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. -- The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is seeking the public’s help in identifying the individual or individuals responsible for shooting and abandoning a bull moose.

On December 9, 2018, conservation officers were made aware of an antlerless bull moose found dead by a member of the public. Officers attended kilometre 8 of A. Bois Road, north of Sioux Lookout, and located a bull moose that had previously shed its antlers. The officers believe that the moose was shot and abandoned sometime in late November or early December.

If you have any information about this incident, please contact the MNRF TIPS line at 1-877-847-7667 toll-free any time or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can also call the ministry’s Sioux Lookout office during regular business hours at (807) 737-1140. And visit Ontario.ca/mnrftips to view an interactive, searchable map of unsolved cases. You may be able to provide information that will help solve a case.


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