Salvage
I would like to salvage this animal and agree to the terms of salvage:
Yes
Parts Salvaged:
Whole Animal
What
Species:
Species Confidence:
I'm absolutely certain
Count:
1
Count Type:
Absolute
Sex:
Female
Life State:
Dead
Life Stage:
Unknown
Disposition:
Unknown
Decomposition:
Unknown
Species Account:
Yellow brown body and darker brown from throat to head. I live in Soda Springs and our elk are much greyer body color and nearly black heads. I thought this was a doe, a big doe when I saw it. It is likely last years calving.
I was driving west in on highway 89 about 15-20 mph because of the number of dear crossing. I had 1 run into the side of my pickup and 2 others run out in front of me when just barely rolling. The snow was heavy and it was dusky. I had likely seen 200 deer cross the highway moving north, not in herd but in small groups from 5 to 20. No bucks? Lost antlers or still running with other bucks. Anyway, at mile-post 28 I caught something moving out the corner of my eye. I backed up to see what I thought at first was a big doe stuck in a fence. 1 of the 4 wires was wrapped around her left front leg and 2 others were crossed opposite each other and had her tensioned tightly. She had been down for some time (another caller had called it in some time before I had) and had burrowed herself deep in the snow. She had been fighting for sometime and blood was spattered for 15 feet in every direction from the cuts in her hind legs to above the elbow. Her left front leg was cut severely. Initially I tried to find a way to free her and ultimately determined she couldn't be helped while alive and I was convinced she would not survive if loosed anyway. I called the Bear Co. Sheriff's office and they dispatched Deputy Pelto who came to where she was down. After analyzing the situation he determined it best to put her down. He did and asked me if wanted the animal. I wasn't planning on it but in the snow it seemed it would likely get lost to everyone but the coyotes so he helped me load it and I brought it home to Soda Springs.
I was driving west in on highway 89 about 15-20 mph because of the number of dear crossing. I had 1 run into the side of my pickup and 2 others run out in front of me when just barely rolling. The snow was heavy and it was dusky. I had likely seen 200 deer cross the highway moving north, not in herd but in small groups from 5 to 20. No bucks? Lost antlers or still running with other bucks. Anyway, at mile-post 28 I caught something moving out the corner of my eye. I backed up to see what I thought at first was a big doe stuck in a fence. 1 of the 4 wires was wrapped around her left front leg and 2 others were crossed opposite each other and had her tensioned tightly. She had been down for some time (another caller had called it in some time before I had) and had burrowed herself deep in the snow. She had been fighting for sometime and blood was spattered for 15 feet in every direction from the cuts in her hind legs to above the elbow. Her left front leg was cut severely. Initially I tried to find a way to free her and ultimately determined she couldn't be helped while alive and I was convinced she would not survive if loosed anyway. I called the Bear Co. Sheriff's office and they dispatched Deputy Pelto who came to where she was down. After analyzing the situation he determined it best to put her down. He did and asked me if wanted the animal. I wasn't planning on it but in the snow it seemed it would likely get lost to everyone but the coyotes so he helped me load it and I brought it home to Soda Springs.
Where
Location:
Decimal Degrees: 42.3,-111.2
Location Precision:
Precise (within 10m/11yd)
Location Resource:
Mile Marker used
Region:
Southeast Region
Game Management Unit:
76
County:
Bear Lake
Highway:
US-89
Milepost:
28.00
When
Date Time:
Saturday, February 22, 2014 (All day)
Date/Time Precision:
Day
How
Observation Method(s):
Individual(s) Observed (seen)
Observed Individual(s) in Hand or Close Range