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Show Trouble for Elk, Moose Utah's deer hunt may mean trouble for a number num-ber of the state's elk and moose which fall to the hunter's gun illegally. ille-gally. Moose and elk killed illegally during deer season are not only usually us-ually wasted, but the loss also means fewer animals ani-mals available for elk and moose hunters the next year. Additionally, wildlife officers must take time from their regular re-gular deer hunt law enforcement en-forcement duties to locate lo-cate and attempt to salvage sal-vage these animals. Wildlife Law Enforcement Enforce-ment Chief John Nagel notes that hunters in the field can be the best deterrent de-terrent of illegal killing. |