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Tips sought in Douglas County deer poaching near freeway By Mail Tribune staff Updated: Nov 01, 2021 01:11 PM A A Oregon State Police say this newer model GMC or Chevy pickup is linked to a poaching off Interstate 5 south of Roseburg. Anyone with information is asked to contact police and reference case No. SP21307330. OSP photo. Oregon State Police fish and wildlife troopers are asking for tips to find a suspect accused of illegally killing a deer off the freeway about 10 miles south of Roseburg. At about 5 p.m. Saturday, a wild deer was killed just off Interstate 5 near the crest of Roberts Mountain, according to an OSP release. The animal’s carcass was loaded into a newer model full-size pickup, according to a surveillance photo released by police, and the truck headed turned back on to the freeway and headed north by about 5:15 p.m. The truck is described as a dark red newer model GMC Sierra or Chevrolet Silverado with a short bed, according to the release. The Oregon Hunters Association offers tipsters cash rewards or preference points through OSP’s TIP program. Anyone with information about the poaching is asked to call the OSP Turn-In-Poachers Reward line at 1-800-7888 or email [email protected] and reference case No. SP21307330.