HELENA — Last weekend, an 8-foot-tall wood sculpture of a trout was stolen in Helena. The owners are doing their best to track it down.

“A bit of disbelief, just kind of like, man, did it get pushed or blown over? I don't think anyone would have stolen my work,” said sculptor Jesse Purdom.

Watch the video here: Eight-foot sculpture stolen over the weekend

Jesse noticed the 250-pound sculpture was missing when he arrived at his workshop near Arby's off North Montana Avenue.

“It would take a couple of strong guys for sure, two at the very minimum, and they're doing some lifting and dragging and probably throw it in the back of a truck,” Jesse said.

Jesse and his wife Jen reported the theft to police, checked in with neighbors, and posted on Facebook, but so far no luck and no leads on

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