PHOENIX — A reward is being offered for information about two separate poaching incidents in the White Mountains.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is investigating two incidents from July near Big Lake, officials said.

On July 20, three cow elk were discovered shot and left to waste near the intersection of Forest Roads 249E and 24.

On July 27, four more elk — three cows and one bull—were discovered shot and left to waste off State Routes 273 and 261 near the turnoff to the campground at Big Lake. In addition, two bighorn sheep rams were discovered shot and left to waste that same day. The animals were found along Forest Road 249 near Three Forks, Arizona.

Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-352-0700 and refer to case #25-002276. Callers may be eligible for a

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