OSP release - CROOK COUNTY, Ore. (3 March 2025) – The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s help identifying the person(s) responsible for the possible unlawful take of two young bull elk in Crook County.  On March 3, 2026, OSP investigated a report of two elk carcasses dumped on U.S. Forest Service land along Mill Creek Road, just east of Prineville. Troopers found the legs and heads of two young bull elk which had been discarded off the side of Mill Creek Road. Both bulls were missing their antlers.  Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Oregon State Police Dispatch at 1-800-452-7888, *OSP (*677), or email at [email protected]. Reference case number SP26-072453.