Elk hit on I-5

[Tacbeav]

Driving North from Olympia this morning, Coming up the hill out of Nisqually, I saw where an elk had been hit and killed along the freeway. Not a place I would have expected that to happen. I hope whoever hit it was not injured.

[Jonathan_S]

Hmm, was it on the Cascade Roosevelt side or the True Roosevelt side?

[sirmissalot]

I saw a cow hit along there sometime this past winter

[2MANY]

BUY A GPS.

Coming up the hill out of Nisqually is South bound.

[Mudman]

22 years ago a cow was hit right at the Old Nisqually road entrance ramp Northbound.  Totally destroyed that car.  Early morning.  Not sure if this same spot you refer too?

[Curly]

I saw that this morning too.  Didn't get to see the head but it was a large elk.......

[7mmfan]

BUY A GPS.

Coming up the hill out of Nisqually is South bound.

Pretty sure you have to go up a hill either direction out of Nisqually.   

[Gringo31]

Hmm, was it on the Cascade Roosevelt side or the True Roosevelt side?

 

[Dan-o]

BUY A GPS.

Coming up the hill out of Nisqually is South bound.

Pretty sure you have to go up a hill either direction out of Nisqually.   

 

[WapitiTalk1]

Yep, there's been a few of them who've been crunched by cars in that stretch over the years.  Not sure what the crazy galoots are doing that far down river. 

[huntnphool]

BUY A GPS.

Coming up the hill out of Nisqually is South bound.

Pretty sure you have to go up a hill either direction out of Nisqually.   

  Doh!!! 

[PolarBear]

There is a lot more elk in that area than people realize. I have seen a herd of about 18-20 feeding out on the flats when they still hayed it.

[DRobnsn]

BUY A GPS.

Coming up the hill out of Nisqually is South bound.

Pretty sure you have to go up a hill either direction out of Nisqually.   

 

[2MANY]

You could get a contour map on the GPS as well.

[PolarBear]

If you head due North you don't have to go up hill.  You will get a little moist though.