Conservation officers are asking residents in the North Okanagan to be on the lookout for hunters illegally shooting moose.
In the past two months, 15 moose have been shot out of season.
The carcasses are being left to rot. Nothing is taken, not even the antlers.
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They have been found near Kelowna, Vernon, and Salmon Arm.
The latest illegal killing was over the weekend when a female moose and her two calves were found shot to death.
“Obviously [these are] not legitimate hunters. We are not even sure if it is a case of mistaken identity. Because the two calves, I understand, were together, and that would be someone just indiscriminately killing wildlife,” said Conservation Officer Sgt. Josh Lockwood.
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