By Liz Holbrook
Dec 31, 2020 4:17 PM
A Langlade County Sheriff s Office Deputy holding a red-tail hawk that was injured near Deerfield over the Christmas holiday. (Photo courtesy of Raptor Education Group, Inc.)
DEERBROOK, WI (WSAU) â Authorities are turning to the public for help after a Red-tailed hawk was illegally shot in the Northwoods.
The Langlade County Sheriffâs Department says they responded to a report of an injured hawk on Christmas Eve near County Road A and Kramer Road near Deerbrook. The deputy took the injured hawk to the Raptor Education Group, Inc. for treatment. The facility found that the hawk had been illegally shot.
The Langlade County Sheriff’s Office hopes someone knows who shot a red-tailed hawk.
In a Facebook Post, the department says a deputy responded to the report of the injured bird on Christmas Eve, near County Road A and Kramer Road.
The bird was taken to the Raptor Education Group to be treated.
Workers trying to help the bird say it had no outward signs of injury, although he was not standing.
An x-ray showed the hawk had been shot.
Red-tailed hawks are a federally protected species.
Anyone with information should contact the Langlade County Sheriff’s Office, or Langlade County Crimestoppers on Facebook.
Published on 12/30/2020 under News
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