Division of Wildlife area manager Rick Spowart said one of the animals targeted Tuesday a four-point buck survived a single shot from a .22-caliber rifle.

The wounded elk was shot in the vicinity of Juniper Drive in Koral Heights.

Spowart said he found the animal still in the Koral Heights area Wednesday morning with a bullet hole in his shoulder and limping, but expressed hope that the elk will have a "50-50 chance of recovery."

Spowart said he is optimistic that the bull can survive the ordeal. He said he opted not to try to treat the elk because catching and handling the bull would be as stressful as the wound itself.

Another four-point bull shot Tuesday wasn't as lucky.

Spowart said an elk was shot and killed in Carriage Hills near the intersection of Carriage and Spruce drives.

The poacher was not found, and Spowart speculated that he may have been scared away by the wildlife officer's arrival.

Both incidents were believed to have occurred between 6:30 and 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Spowart said he believes the poacher was probably attracted to the elk by their antler racks.

He asked for citizen help in locating the wildlife killer.

Anyone with any information about either shooting or who witnessed suspicious activity in Carriage Hills or Koral Heights Tuesday is asked to contact Spowart at the Police Department, 586-4465.

If any information is sufficient to result in the issuance of a ticket against the suspect, the informant will be eligible for a reward of $250 per animal.

Tuesday's shootings came on the heels of an ugly weekend of two poaching incidents that drew nationwide attention.

One of Saturday's victims was a YMCA-based elk named "Samson," a huge trophy-sized bull that was habituated to humans.

As of Wednesday, the 39-year-old Denver poacher still had not been identified, and the District Attorney's Office had not decided whether to file charges in the incident.