Conservation officer Gary Van Spengen is asking hunters to go one step further after the remains of a moose was found on a road within city limits on Tuesday morning.
"Hunters should be bringing butchered remains like that up to the Foothills landfill," Van Spengen said. "Leaving bits and pieces like that can create a safety issue with bears.
"It is also unsightly to be walking and seeing these remains of animals, it's not a pleasant thing to see, especially within city limits."
That was the impression left on the Beaverly resident who came across the remains on Leslie Road, near the intersection with Haldi Road, just inside city limits.
"There's just a head laying on the road, rib cage off to the side, all the legs are there, all the skin is there," said the woman, who asked that she not be identified.
She said there were four such dumps in the area last year and this was the first one this year.
"I just don't even know what to do anymore," she said. "I'm so disgusted by it. We're told not to leave our garbage out because of bears and yet it seems OK for people to throw carcasses [out on the road]."
People who are caught leaving behind such remains can also be fined for littering, Van Spengen noted. And if the animal was brought down at the spot with a rifle, that is also a concern, he said, because it's illegal to discharge a firearm within city limits.
"This situation is different than a hunter way out in the woods who gets an animal and leaves the remains for scavengers," Van Spengen said. "Lots of people may be walking or driving by it and seeing the remains."
The Fraser-Fort Regional District spokeswoman Renee McCloskey said disposal of carcasses at the landfill typically costs $20 to $30. That's based on $57 per tonne for "food processing waste" compared to $105 per tonne for most other types of refuse.
The city is responsible for picking up carcasses left on city right of ways, property and parks, said City of Prince George spokesman Mike Davis.
He said a flat bed truck with a crane is usually assigned to the task and added it has not been a major problem in the past.
He said a flat bed truck with a crane is usually assigned to the task and added it has not been a major problem in the past. The remains found in Beaverly are slated to be picked up Wednesday morning by a truck and loader.
