On Monday, Larry Moss made a grisly discovery.
The long-time Metchosin resident was walking around Blinkhorn Lake, an activity he does several times a week as itB次元官网网址檚 only a short distance from his home, when he noticed a small piece of deer fur in the parking lot.
At first he thought a cougar had attacked an animal, and continued on his way. It was only when Moss finished his walk around 10 a.m. and was preparing to leave that he noticed something strange.
He saw an animal carcass from what appeared to be a deer in the bushes, and upon closer inspection he found three other carcasses just steps from the parking lot.
B次元官网网址淭hey had been stripped of the meat and the skin had been left behind. Definitely an animal wouldnB次元官网网址檛 go after that many [deer] at one time,B次元官网网址� Moss said. B次元官网网址淚 was just surprised.B次元官网网址�
Moss, who has had dead animals on his property in the past, has never seen anything like it. He guessed it may have been people who shot the animals for meat and dumped the carcasses the evening before or earlier on that day, as there was no odour and no turkey vultures in the area yet.
B次元官网网址淭he fact that itB次元官网网址檚 right by the parking lot means it could attract bears and cougars and people walk their dogs around the lake all the time,B次元官网网址� said Moss, who contacted the District of Metchosin about the discovery. B次元官网网址淵ouB次元官网网址檙e not allowed to shoot that many deer at one time B次元官网网址� ItB次元官网网址檚 just surprising what people do.B次元官网网址�
The districtB次元官网网址檚 public works department confirmed a moose and three mule deer carcasses were found and have since been cleaned up.
But it is not the first time remains have been discovered in the area. Coun. Moralea Milne has found a few piles of salmon carcasses in recent years at the park entrance as well.
While itB次元官网网址檚 hard to determine if itB次元官网网址檚 the same person disposing of both the salmon and deer carcasses, Milne believes it is someone who hunts and fishes, and would like it to stop.
B次元官网网址淪omeone is using it as their dumping ground after theyB次元官网网址檝e been hunting or fishing,B次元官网网址� she said, adding Metchosin bylaws allow bow hunting on oneB次元官网网址檚 property and on othersB次元官网网址� property with permission, but does not allow hunting with a gun unless with a permit to protect livestock.
B次元官网网址淚 hope this is a wake-up call for someone that this is an inappropriate thing to be doing and that if youB次元官网网址檙e hunting or fishing that you should be looking after the remains of these creatures.B次元官网网址�
Anyone with information on who could be dumping remains is asked to call the municipal hall at 250-474-3167.
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