Rewards grow for info about dead deer

The rewards have increased for information about the person who left a dead deer tied to a tree near Molino Basin in the Catalina Mountains.

Rincon Outfitters in Tucson has added $250 to a reward fund, which now totals $2,250, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Operation Game Thief is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in the poaching case. The Arizona Deer Association and Arizona chapter of the Safari Club International are each offering up to $500 for information leading to a conviction.

Rincon Outfitters' reward is also for a conviction in the case.

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Wildlife officials said the crime apparently occurred Nov. 6 about 1½ miles southwest of the Arizona Trail. The whitetail buck was tied with rope to the base of a tree.

The deer, which had been shot, was missing its head, but was otherwise intact, the agency said.

“This case is very troubling, given the nature of the crime scene. We are outraged by this, and expect that the general public will be as well,” said Raul Vega, regional supervisor of the Game and Fish in Tucson.

Anyone with information about the case can call Operation Game Thief at 1-800-352-0700.