Bull elk confiscated near Halfway after hunters reportedly trespassed
By Garrett Christensen on Thursday, November 7th, 2024 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
HALFWAY –. The Oregon State Police responded to a trespassing complaint at around 10:26 a.m. on October 31 at a property near Halfway in Baker County. During the investigation, it was determined a bull elk was illegally killed on private property, subsequently being confiscated by law enforcement. The official OSP description of the case (as issued in a recent press log) is as follows:
“OSP F&W investigated a trespass complaint involving a bull elk being killed on private property. One subject was cited and released for hunting on the other’s cultivated or enclosed land and take/possession of bull elk. A second subject was cited and released for aiding/counseling in a wildlife offense. A bull elk was seized and released to an ODFW meat processor for charity distribution.”
The subjects in question were 23-year-old Jeffrey Scott Coleman of Amity and 24-year-old Isaiah M. Glassley of McMinnville. Coleman was cited for Hunting on Another’s Cultivated or Enclosed Land – Misd and Take/Possession of Bull Elk – Misd. Glassley was cited for Aiding/Counseling in a Wildlife Offense – Misd.
