UPDATED: Train wipes out 23 elk east of Helena; warden says 'there's not much left'

Montana Standard ^ | Dec 31, 2015 | Tom Kuglin

[This_far]

A herd of elk was hit by a train east of Helena Thursday morning, killing 23 animals.

The crash occurred near the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and Spokane Creek Road, about three miles east of East Helena.

[This_far]

Centralia PA. (if ya dunt no, copy-paste and search)

Have not seen nor heard of Al Gore addressing this natural disaster.

(kinda odd considering the way his family rose to wealth)

[Baynative]

I’ve often encountered elk on back roads and whether it’s day or night they have a tendency to just stand there until they see what’s you’re gonna do. I’ve crept up to them slowly and got where I could nudge them with my truck only to have them get annoyed and act like they want to charge me. Blinking lights and sounding horns are of little effect if they don’t wish to move.

[RegulatorCountry]

You’d think over a century of trains and close to that of tractor-trailers would have disabused them of that notion by now.

[Paladin2]

My experience is that elk don't care if they are standing on the road in the fog. It's what they are gonna do.

There is a reason that semis out west have largely gone to big, stout 'Roo Guards up front.

[Col Frank Slade]

Anne Elk

Where ?

[Paladin2]

Elk are now headed down to the lower elevations where more peeps travel at high speeds.

[American Constitutionalist]

Is Elk as tasty as deer meat ?

[This_far]

Swell, now we’re both on another list

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I like it better.

[exit82]

Some herd.

Couldn’t hear worth a darn.......

[This_far]

Probably, still depends upon prep...

In NH, it tasted like deer

In Penn, it tasted like toll road grille

Haven’t tasted here yet cause the darn trains keep runnin ‘em down

[dalereed]

“Is Elk as tasty as deer meat ?”

Better!!!!

[American Constitutionalist]

Had a lot of deer meat this passed summer like it better than beef.

[This_far]

You do know that PETA reads this don’t you

(and the cute girl on “Big Bang Theory” who makes a million bucks per episode and wants YOU to donate money to save animals)

Not that there’s anything wrong with saving animals

[immadashell]

How many elk and caribou did pipelines kill last decade?

Elk and caribou apparently love pipelines. They shelter under them if the pipes are off the ground. They snuggle up to them if they are heated.

[Charles Martel]

I was on an Amtrak train that was going about 80 or so when it struck a cow. It looked like we hit a thousand pound mosquito.

Just imagine that twenty-three times in rapid succession. Pity the poor railroad employees who have to scrub down that locomotive.

[exit82]

Elk No. 22: “Betcha ten bucks the train stops before it gets to us.”

Elk No. 23 “Yer on!”

[SAJ]

Tainted?? Don't be silly, digger old boy.

Tenderised is the word you want. (G!)

[Karl Spooner]

Here is one. They wouldn’t of stood a chance if this train was going fast. They just don’t know any better, I guess.

https://youtu.be/0AZkjqTTcL0

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

PING