‘Gutted and headless’: Man, woman sought after dead deer found dumped in N.E. Calgary

Two people connected with a poaching incident in N.E. Calgary. A dead deer was dumped behind the Co-op grocery store, located at the northeast corner of 68th Street N.E. and 16th Avenue on Dec. 15, 2024. (Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement/Facebook)

Wildlife officers are searching for two people involved in a poaching incident after the body of a deer was found “gutted and headless” in the community of Monterey Park in December.

Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers were called to the Monterey Square Plaza area on Dec. 16 for a report of a carcass of a mature white-tailed buck left near some commercial dumpsters.

The deer was found behind the Co-op grocery store, located at the northeast corner of 68th Street and16th Avenue N.E.

Security footage from the scene showed two people, a male and a female, dumping the body on Dec. 15 around 12 p.m.

The pair was driving an older model (1998-2003), blue Toyota Sienna minivan with grey lower panelling.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Calgary Fish and Wildlife office at 403-297-6674 or the 24-hour report-a-poacher line at 1-800-642-3800. Poachers can also be reported online.