Maine Offers $3K for Deer Kill Clues | Portland Maine News

0:00It's September 5th. Portland main news today starts now, AI-powered and ready. Alright, so Maine's Operation Game Thief is putting up some serious cash up to $3,000 for any intel on two separate illegal deer, killings. These incidents are happening in Rome and Mercer, and wardens are thinking they might be linked. The first incident went down in Rome, off Route 225. A deer was shot and just left in a field. Officials figure this went down in the early morning hours between 2 and 3 am on August 24th. Now, this might be connected to a similar situation in Mercer, a town right next door. Back on July 26th, another deer was killed in a bandit and an apple orchard. That one happened late at night, between 11 p.m. and 11.30 p.m. The fact that both deer were just left there and the timing has the main warden service looking for answers. They're hoping this reward will get people talking and help them catch whoever's responsible for these acts. If you saw anything, or heard anything, about either of these incidents, you can report it confidentially.

1:05Just head over to manioc.org or give them a call at 1-800-ALR-T-U-S.