The Wyoming Legislature approved a five-year trial period for captive breeding earlier this year and instructed Game and Fish to develop rules by Sept. 1.
Anyone with any information that might help investigators -- including information on suspicious vehicles, people or activities near the area -- are asked to call the STOP POACHING hotline at 1-877-WGFD-TIP.
Elk Hunt Area 113 is highly coveted by elk hunters, the department says, with very few licenses available. Bulls in that area can only be harvested every other year.