A pickup truck hit what Wabaunsee County sheriff’s officials called a “wild, non-farm raised bull elk” on I-70 at mile marker 335, which is near the Paxico exit.
No injuries to the pickup truck’s occupants were reported, according to a message on the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page that was posted at 1 a.m. Thursday. The elk didn’t survive the collision.
The Facebook post, which was accompanied by photos of the elk and truck after the collision, explained that the elk was legally transferred to a local Wabaunsee County Kansas family who was enrolled on the Salvage Tag program. They were issued a Kansas Salvage Tag & processed the bull.
