Condition
Dead
Animal
Mule (or Black tailed) Deer
Identification Confidence
100% certain
Observation Date / Time
mic#3227; Mule Deer; 00; 34.662799, -120.423578; 2018-08-01; 19:15; ~1w; St; 55.
Ca 246; ~0.1 mi W Mission Gate Rd; Lompoc.; W bd sh ~150 ft; Agro/ =.; Adult M in velvet; Scav sk+bones recent.; sh; nb; xp; Fs-nd. Unusual: clear recent stain on rd (~34.662270, -120.423362- that's why I stopped). TVs x 4 in newly 'rowed' field ~ 50 m away- so walked in to check. Drag marks down sh to edge of field but then none across rows (very dusty) so must have been taken by large scavenger before the TVs got to it. Lots of TV sign around carcass (incarsible).
Observer
M I Christie
Estimated Time Since Impact
about one week
Carcass Position
road shoulder
Roadway Speed Limit
55 mph
Road Type
state / rural highway
Location Description
Ca 246; W Mission Gate Rd; Lompoc.W bd sh; Agro/ =.