Two bull elk were shot, decapitated and left to rot around March 5 near the Valles Caldera National Preserve, and a reward of up to $750 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the poacher, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish said today in a news release.

The dead elk were found next to N.M. 4 between La Cueva and the Valles Caldera preserve and appear to have been shot on the same night about 6 miles apart, according to the release.

"Judging by the sizes of the carcasses and scars on one of the bodies, one was a younger smaller-bodied bull and the other one was quite a bit larger, possibly having a set of large antlers," Mike Martinez, Game and Fish conservation officer for the Jemez area, said in the release.

Anyone with information about the case is urged to call the Operation Game Thief Hotline at 1-800-432-4263. Callers can remain anonymous and a reward of up to $750 is being offered for information leading to an arrest or filing of charges in the incident.

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