By CHARLES OWENS
POCAHONTAS, Va. — Area residents are asking the Department of Natural Resources to investigate a grisly discovery between Pocahontas and Bramwell.
About eight deer carcasses have been located on the hill just between the Coopers community and the Bramwell town limits, Tommy Childress, a resident of Pocahontas, said.
“There are eight deer carcasses thrown over the hill and on the side of the road where people have been spotlighting on Route 120 between Bramwell and Pocahontas,” Childress said.
Childress said the incident has been reported to officers with the Department of Natural Resources in Mercer County.
According to Childress, firearm season in West Virginia has ended, and even if the firearm season was still underway, the carcasses would still have to be disposed of.
“They are supposed to take them to a checking point, and they are supposed to properly dispose of any of the parts,” Childress said. “It’s going to be hard to get some of those carcasses out because they have thrown them over the hill.”
Bramwell Mayor Louise Stoker said the town also is hoping the DNR will investigate and assist with the removal of the deer.
“It is definitely a concern for us in the town of Bramwell,” Stoker said. “If they (the DNR) are aware of this, I’m sure they will be here because they are so good to work with.”
A spokeswoman with the West Virginia State Police Princeton Detachment confirmed Monday that the complaint from Childress had been received, and has been forwarded to DNR officers for investigation.
— Contact Charles Owens at cowens@bdtonline.com
