Oregon Wildlife Troopers Looking For Info On 2 Willamette Valley Deer Wastage Cases

Oregon State Police fish and wildlife troopers are investigating two cases of wastage involving at least six deer in recent weeks.

In the most recent case, a person yesterday reported finding a “large amount of deer meat” including backstraps, front and rear quarters and hearts of deer dumped in the bushes along a rural road in Clackamas County about 17 miles southeast of Oregon City.

A trooper responding to the scene on Port Blakely Tree Farm land off South Elwood Road just past the junction with South Benzinger Road near Colton believes that the four deer were butchered elsewhere and then the meat was tossed into the brush between Halloween and Sunday, November 2.

Three of the four are believed to have been killed by bow.

Tipsters are asked to call the Turn-In-Poachers (TIP) line, 1-800-452-7888, text *OSP (*677) from a cell phone, or email TIP@osp.oregon.gov, and reference case number #SP25-457045.

As for the other case, on Friday, October 24, a rural Polk County resident heard three gunshots from his property located near the junction of Burbank Road and Gage Road, about 14.5 miles northwest of Corvallis, drove over to see what was going on and came across what’s described as an “older” Dodge or Chrysler Town and Country-style minivan parked along the county road.

The vehicle’s doors were ajar but no occupants were seen.

The landowner later saw the van headed east on Burbank Road toward Highway 223, which leads north to Dallas and south to the junction with US 20, the route between Newport and Corvallis.

County sheriff’s deputies responding to the scene located two dead does on the landowner’s property, and a fish and wildlife trooper field dressed them. The deer were subsequently delivered to the Salem Union Gospel Mission.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to use the above contact info and reference case #SP25-446304.

Tipsters can earn cash or controlled draw preference points for information leading to an arrest or citation.