Individual identified in Hysham-area poached bull case

When Fish, Wildlife & Parks put out the word on October 12 about a bull elk being poached south of Hysham, the public was furious. A Region 7 Facebook post about the case reached 279,611 people, the vast majority of whom were very vocal about wanting to see justice in this case. Now, thanks to a tip from the public, the person suspected of cutting the bull’s head off and wasting the meat has been identified.

“We identified the individual who allegedly poached that elk, as well as several other unlawful animals from this season,” said Region 7 Warden Connor Langel, “and the tip came from the pu...