Pelicans poached and discarded on the Jefferson River Two pelicans were found shot and killed on the Jefferson River By: Jane McDonald and last updated 2021-06-28 21:27:21-04 Two dead pelicans were found on the shoreline of the Jefferson River recently. An investigation is being conducted by the Fish, Wildlife, and Park Wardens into the illegal killing of the birds. Morgan Jacobsen is the information and education manager for FWP Region 3 in Bozeman, and details how these birds were disposed near the Limespur fishing access site, about a mile upstream from the entrance to Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park.