(KAIR)--An investigation is ongoing into a case of deer poaching in Atchison County.

That word is delivered in a release from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Law Enforcement Division, which is “seeking information on an 8 point buck deer that was poached on the morning of [November 8].”

According to the release, the deer had been shot illegally with a small caliber rifle.

The shooting occurred on Atchison County- McPherson Road, near 214th Road.

Anyone with information related to the deer poaching is asked to provide those details. That can be done by contacting Game Warden Porterfield at 785-230-8466.