Oregon Public Broadcasting

State police have no leads as to who left a pile of wild animal carcasses along Highway 66 between Klamath Falls and Ashland this week.  Pete Springer reports.

Police say eighteen to twenty carcasses of coyotes, raccoons, and foxes were spotted by drivers on the highway this week.

Sgt. Kirk Meyer is with the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division.

Kirk Meyer “It’s not uncommon to find, you know, a bobcat carcass or coyote carcass or something where somebody had killed it and skinned it for the pelt you know.  And then they’ve got to somehow dispose of the carcass.  It’s not right to dump it on the side of the road.”

Meyer says all the carcasses found are from animals that are legal to kill in Oregon with the proper hunting licenses.

He says whoever dumped the bodies could be charged with offensive littering, which carries a maximum fine of $1250.

There could also be fish and game violations, if the person lacked the  hunting licenses to kill the animals.

However, police do not have any suspects in the case.