Moose killed on Rt 11 last night

mtmajorhiker · 05-12-2017, 06:37 PM

I noticed that a full grown moose had been hit and killed sometime before 6:15 AM today (May 12), .2 mile south of the Mt Major parking lot. It had been hit very hard by a vehicle at highway speed, and I was surprised to find the carcass still lying in the breakdown lane at 9 AM after I had finished hiking Mt Major. Anyone fill in more details?

upthesaukee · 05-13-2017, 12:50 PM

Still there today from posts on other social media sites.

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Slickcraft · 05-13-2017, 05:02 PM

Welcome to the forum hiker.

The remains were there at mid day yesterday the 12th and also at mid day today. We went by at about 4 pm today and the remains were gone. We should thank whoever dealt with it, not a pleasant task.

It looked like a very small moose, likely a yearling that was still thin after the winter. Sad for the moose and sad for the driver.

BTW hiker, much more to the Belknap Range after getting past Major. Happy hiking.

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05-12-2017, 06:37 PM	#1
mtmajorhiker Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Moose killed on Rt 11 last night I noticed that a full grown moose had been hit and killed sometime before 6:15 AM today (May 12), .2 mile south of the Mt Major parking lot. It had been hit very hard by a vehicle at highway speed, and I was surprised to find the carcass still lying in the breakdown lane at 9 AM after I had finished hiking Mt Major. Anyone fill in more details?

05-13-2017, 12:50 PM	#2
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,596 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,453 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	Still there today from posts on other social media sites. Sent from my GT-P5210 using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

05-13-2017, 05:02 PM	#3
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,296 Thanks: 1,222 Thanked 2,080 Times in 952 Posts	Welcome to the forum hiker. The remains were there at mid day yesterday the 12th and also at mid day today. We went by at about 4 pm today and the remains were gone. We should thank whoever dealt with it, not a pleasant task. It looked like a very small moose, likely a yearling that was still thin after the winter. Sad for the moose and sad for the driver. BTW hiker, much more to the Belknap Range after getting past Major. Happy hiking. http://belknaprangetrails.org/