OSP release - CROOK COUNTY, Ore. (9 Nov. 2026) – The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s help identifying the person(s) responsible for the illegal killing of a buck deer near Prineville. On Thursday, October 29, 2026, OSP Fish and Wildlife responded to a report of a buck deer that had been killed and harvested on private property along O’Neil Highway near Century Drive and Elliot Lane. Responding troopers believe the buck was killed with archery equipment between October 26 and October 28. Rifle deer season concluded on October 14, 2026, and there was no legal deer hunting season in effect at the time and location where the deer was found. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Turn-In-Poachers (TIP) line at 1-800-452-7888 or [email protected]. Tips may also be submitted by calling *OSP (**677) from a mobile phone. Please reference case number SP26-354801. Tips may remain anonymous.