Nevada game wardens need your help finding two people responsible for illegally releasing about 25 turkeys onto the Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area earlier this month.
NDOW says game wardens were called to the area, about 110 miles north of Las Vegas along the Great Basin Highway on April 9th where staff found more than two dozen turkeys at the south end of Nesbit Lake on the WMA.
Authorities say the wardens found a witness that saw a white truck with a crew cab towing a horse trailer heading in that direction.
Game wardens say local store surveillance video shows the truck and trailer stopping for gas before heading north on U.S. Route 93 at 1 p.m.
The video also shows a large dent on the passenger side door, but does not give a clear view of the license plate or possible suspects. Game wardens believe the suspects are from Clark County as they arrived from the south and headed back the same way.
“Our hope is that someone might have seen or heard something or might recognize the vehicle from the photo. Any information could be key to this investigation,” said Game Warden Lieutenant John Anderson. “At this time of year those turkeys would have been making a whole lot of noise. Maybe there’s a neighbor who notices a sudden drop in noise coming from over the fence. You never know what might be helpful.”
If you have any information that can help authorities, contact NDOW through the Operation Game Thief hotline at (800) 992-3030 or by using the NDOW Tip app.
