HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is asking for help in finding the people responsible for killing a bull elk in Tizer Basin south of Helena. 

The bull elk was killed and the antlers removed. The rest of the animal was left and wasted. The elk was killed using a firearm during archery season. 

The crime happened during the nighttime hours of Sept. 14.  

Tizer Basin is in hunting district 380, which is managed by FWP for older bulls and branch- antlered bulls. The hunting district can be hunted by permit only. It’s a permit that is one of the hardest to draw in the state.  

Anyone with information on this crime, should contact TIPMONT. You can do this online at tipmont.mt.gov. You may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.