Dead game in waterhole?

[Hoss50]

Today in 7e my buddy and I found a dead bull elk in the middle of a cattle tank. He appears to have an exit wouND on the side you can see.

 

Who should I contact about this or will any .gov or someone do anything about it other then continue to let it rot and pollute the tank?

 

PS if you lost a nice 4x4 or so bull in 7e I may have found him.

 

Harley

[bustedknuckleinc]

Call Game and Fish.

[elkaholic]

if I had the proper equipment on hand or in truck and could get to the tank - I'd do my best to at least remove it . just drag it of far enough so not to pollute the tank

 

take pictures first to show exactly what you found .

[Hoss50]

If I had hip waders and a winch I would have done it myself, but I wasn't going waist deep in 33* water since I don't have any waders.

[lancetkenyon]

Rope the antlers and tie it off to the truck. I did this with a cow before. Not pleasant, but got it out.

[wildwoody]

Ouch..

[Hoss50]

I called G&F this morning and reported it. The dispatcher said they would give the info to the field guys. I will probably check the same tank in a couple weeks when I go scout again and will see if they actually did anything.

 

I would have tried to get it myself if it was closer to shore, but I only had a 30' tow strap with me which would have put my truck pretty close to the water to try and get it up and out without burying it in the soft stuff near the bank. It would have been a cold dip in the pond to get it out too. Only 1 antler was visible and it would have been tough roping it with my tow strap.

 

Harley