UTAH COUNTY — In the middle of multiple hunting seasons in Utah, state law enforcement officers said Sunday they were on the lookout for evidence of poaching as they highlighted the damaging effects of a recent case.

According to officers with the Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement , some hunters recently went onto private property in Southeastern Utah and shot a large buck, taking the head and best parts of the deer while leaving behind the rest to rot.

While officers said a tip led them to the suspected shooters—who were charged with multiple crimes and slapped with thousands of dollars in fines—they said poaching cases happen too often around the state.

“Currently some of the cases we’re investigating in the central region involve people shooting at

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