A six-point buck was illegally shot in Bedford County, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The agency is seeking information related to the poaching of the six-point antlered white-tailed deer that was found dead along Egolf Road in Colerain Township, Bedford County, on Sunday, June 28.<\/p>\n
In a Facebook post<\/a>\u00a0on Friday, the Game Commission said that the warden’s investigation suggested that a black pickup truck was driving south on Egolf Road around 1:30 a.m. when the people inside shot the deer.<\/p>\n The gunshot woke up a neighbor, who the Game Commission said saw the truck idling near where the carcass was found the next morning. Whoever shot the deer left it behind, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Investigators said a suspected .22-caliber bullet was recovered from the deer’s shoulder during a necropsy.\u00a0<\/p>\n State game wardens are “actively” investigating the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Central Dispatch at 1-833-PGC-HUNT or the Operation Game Thief Hotline at 1-888-PGC-8001. Tips can also be submitted online<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to the Game Commission’s website, Operation Game Thief is a silent witness anti-poaching program that encourages people to report wildlife violations to a 24\/7 toll-free hotline.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n