Condition
Dead
Animal
Elk
Identification Confidence
100% certain
Observation Date / Time
I did not personally observe this roadkill, but my neighbors did, and sent me the photo. The elk was actually hit at 40.90033620296318 Lat -124.01260360890787 Long (we know this because there was blood and skid marks where the driver drug or pushed the elk with their auto around the corner to the observation point, butchered it and left the carcass). The CA Department of Fish and Wildlife was called and they came to observe and investigate the kill.
Observer
neighbor of Linda Miller
Travel Frequency
several times per week
Estimated Time Since Impact
definitely less than 12 hours
Carcass Position
road shoulder
Roadway Speed Limit
35 mph
Road Type
local paved
Location Description
The Roadside Features will describe where the elk was hit, which was approximately 0.17 mi from where the carcass was observed.
Roadside Features
no artificial structures