The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is still looking for leads on the two elk shot in Shannon County Feb. 8, near the Log Yard. The Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) and Operation Game Thief (OGT) are now offering a $8,500 reward for information leading to the conviction of the poacher/s that shot the two elk. One of the elk was a 10-year-old bull, brought to Missouri from Kentucky in 2011. The other was an adult cow, born in Missouri. MDC agents reported that in this poaching case, no parts of either animal were removed. As is the case with most poaching incidents, killing the elk had nothing to do with providing meat for a family. MDC’s Protection Division Chief Randy Doman said it appeared the poachers simply wanted to shoot elk for fun, or out of spite.