Below is a Facebook post from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado. For 2025, Fiocchi partnered with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to increase the visibility of poaching incidents in an effort to reduce poaching.
The National Park Service is investigating a suspected elk poaching incident that occurred around Sept. 9–10, 2025 in the Hudson drainage area of the National Preserve near Mosca, CO.
Location: Area of Hudson Drainage, refer to image below 
We are seeking information on:
- A dark-colored Ram pickup truck
- An approximately 6-foot Caucasian male, brown hair, close trimmed beard, (unknown age) wearing camouflage, a ball cap, and a backpack
- The subject may have carried a compound bow with bright fletching and two elk antlers (4–5 points, no skull)
If you were in the area or have any information, please contact us at 719-589-5807 (24/7 dispatch or [email protected].
Tips can be anonymous.
(Photo credit: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation)
(Graphic credit: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve)