Colorado elk — or at least his head — finds new home on the Shore

You won’t find elk on the Eastern Shore these days. Well, you can see one. Or at least part of one. But it’s not breathing.

In April last year, the Maryland Natural Resources Police heard that Dennis A. Reid Jr. of Vienna had killed a bull elk in Colorado without having a permit. Investigators accused Daniel J. Mastronardi Sr. of Preston of tagging the elk with his permit during their hunting trip. Colorado authorities pressed charges.

Reid pleaded guilty to illegal possession of wildlife. Mastronardi admitted unlawfully transferring a hunting license. Both paid fines and donated to Colorado wildlife programs.

Last month the final penalty hit: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office took away the trophy. The stuffed, antlered head is now on display at the Maryland Natural Resources Police’s regional office in Hillsboro, in Queen Anne’s County.

— The Maryland Natural Resources Police

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