PRICE, Utah, Feb. 5, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Division of Natural Resources is seeking information after a buck deer was illegally shot and killed last month within the city limits of Monticello.
“A 16-inch wide 2×3 buck deer was shot within the city limits of Monticello around Jan. 15,” the agency statement says.
“Natural Resources officers located the dead deer in the trees of the local golf course. Upon further investigation, officers discovered the deer had been shot with an orange, metal crossbow bolt with a field tip, likely fired from a miniature, pistol-style crossbow — which is not a legal weapon type for harvesting big game animals.”…