charvey9
WKR
What a waste. I see these sheep on I-84 everytime I drive back and forth to my hunting spots in Eastern Oregon. They are often just a few feet off the freeway, and some nice rams in the herd. My wife was actually on her way back from Pendleton yesterday and said she passed a bunch of cops in the Gorge that were looking for someone/something. Didn't know until this morning that it was these two idiots.
http://www.kapptv.com/article/2016/apr/04/two-men-behind-bars-poaching-big-horn-sheep-oregon/
"Two men were arrested for poaching big horn sheep in Gilliam County, OR on Saturday.
Oregon State Police says they received a report of suspicious activity alongside I-84 milepost 119, east of Biggs Junction. The reporting party says it appeared a person was gutting a big game animal and was concerned it was a bighorn sheep.
OSP Patrol and Fish and Wildlife Troopers responded and located a vehicle in the area occupied by a male later identified as Justin Samora, 32, of Layton, Utah.
While troopers were speaking with Samora, passing motorists stopped and advised there was a male hiding in the brush just west of their location. While troopers were searching for the male, they discovered two severed bighorn sheep heads.
More OSP troopers responded to assist with the search. The other male, identified as Cody Plagmann, 28, of Troutdale, was found hiding along railroad tracks two miles to the east of the scene around 4 p.m.
Investigation revealed Plagmann and Samora had worked together to shoot and remove the heads of the bighorn sheep. Both bighorn sheep were recovered but were not able to be salvaged. Plagmann was arrested and lodged at Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility in The Dalles for Taking/Possession of Bighorn Sheep, Wasting of a Game Animal and Hunting on Another's Cultivated or Enclosed Land.
Samora was arrested for Aiding in a Game Violation and lodged at Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility in The Dalles.
"It's an outrage that someone would poach a bighorn sheep, when hunters can wait their whole life and still never get the opportunity to hunt this iconic species," said Jeremy Thompson, district wildlife biologist in The Dalles. "This herd is also a popular viewing attraction for people driving along I-84, and has been there since 1993."
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has information is asked to call The Dalles Area Command at 541-296-9646. More information will be released when it becomes available as this is an ongoing investigation."
http://www.kapptv.com/article/2016/apr/04/two-men-behind-bars-poaching-big-horn-sheep-oregon/
"Two men were arrested for poaching big horn sheep in Gilliam County, OR on Saturday.
Oregon State Police says they received a report of suspicious activity alongside I-84 milepost 119, east of Biggs Junction. The reporting party says it appeared a person was gutting a big game animal and was concerned it was a bighorn sheep.
OSP Patrol and Fish and Wildlife Troopers responded and located a vehicle in the area occupied by a male later identified as Justin Samora, 32, of Layton, Utah.
While troopers were speaking with Samora, passing motorists stopped and advised there was a male hiding in the brush just west of their location. While troopers were searching for the male, they discovered two severed bighorn sheep heads.
More OSP troopers responded to assist with the search. The other male, identified as Cody Plagmann, 28, of Troutdale, was found hiding along railroad tracks two miles to the east of the scene around 4 p.m.
Investigation revealed Plagmann and Samora had worked together to shoot and remove the heads of the bighorn sheep. Both bighorn sheep were recovered but were not able to be salvaged. Plagmann was arrested and lodged at Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility in The Dalles for Taking/Possession of Bighorn Sheep, Wasting of a Game Animal and Hunting on Another's Cultivated or Enclosed Land.
Samora was arrested for Aiding in a Game Violation and lodged at Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility in The Dalles.
"It's an outrage that someone would poach a bighorn sheep, when hunters can wait their whole life and still never get the opportunity to hunt this iconic species," said Jeremy Thompson, district wildlife biologist in The Dalles. "This herd is also a popular viewing attraction for people driving along I-84, and has been there since 1993."
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has information is asked to call The Dalles Area Command at 541-296-9646. More information will be released when it becomes available as this is an ongoing investigation."
