CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. — A Jacksboro man was cited for shooting elk in the Campbell County area in late November, according to records from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
It said Preston Douglas, 33, was accused of shooting two elk in the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area. An officer said another hunter reached out about multiple gunshots near their location and had made contact with Douglas.
In the citation, Douglas said he killed two deer in the area. Officers said they investigated and found that he had actually hunted and killed two elk in the NCWMA. The citations also said he did not retrieve the animals nor report them.
He was expected in court on Tuesday for illegally taking elk, failing to retrieve game, hunting during a closed season and for a tagging violation. However, he failed to appear in court. There is no other court date set for Douglas, according to the Clerk's Office.
Additional information, such as whether a warrant was taken out for Douglas and whether any other action had been issued against him, was not immediately available. This story will be updated when more information is available.
To legally hunt elk, hunters in Tennessee need to apply for an "elk quota permit," which effectively allows a hunter to bag a single elk from specific areas, including in NCWMA. Elk season is also relatively short in Tennessee, lasting from late September until mid-October in 2023.