Photo credit Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement social media.

By Curtis Galbraith

Wildlife

Fish and Wildlife investigating after elk carcass dumped at oilfield lease site

Oct 26, 2023 | 6:00 AM

Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement says in a social media post that it is investigating after the carcass of a bull elk was dumped at an oilfield lease site in the Grovedale area.

The post says Fish and Wildlife got a report on September 22 from a site located along Range Road 83 south of Highway 666.

The elk had been field dressed, but no meat or antlers were taken.

Fish and Wildlife says tire tracks in the area indicate that the elk had been hauled on a trailer, one that was towed by a vehicle with off-road tires.

A vehicle of interest was also spotted sitting along Highway 666 north of where the carcass was dumped.

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It looks like the elk had been abandoned between September 20 and 22.

Anyone with information on this incident or the vehicle is asked to call the Report A Poacher Hotline at 1-800-642-3800.