, ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁Daw son ▁drove ▁to ▁his ▁cabin , ▁down ▁a ▁ ▁one - lane ▁Forest ▁Service ▁road ▁border ed ▁by ▁private ▁property ▁in ▁some ▁st ret ches , ▁with ▁signs ▁advis ing ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁stay ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁At ▁Pet erson ' s ▁house , ▁the ▁gate ▁to ▁his ▁drive way ▁was ▁open , ▁and ▁the ▁sh er iff ▁and ▁game ▁w arden ▁drove ▁past ▁an ▁open ▁gate , ▁with ▁" No ▁tres pass ing " ▁signs ▁on ▁either ▁side , ▁down ▁a ▁ ▁road ▁to ▁Pet erson ' s ▁cabin , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁moved ▁behind ▁a ▁rise ▁in ▁the ▁land ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁visible ▁from ▁the ▁road . ▁ ▁Anderson ▁and ▁Daw son ▁saw ▁an ▁el k ▁car c ass ▁h anging ▁from ▁a ▁tree ▁roughly ▁ ▁from ▁Pet erson ' s ▁cabin , ▁like wise ▁invisible ▁from ▁the ▁road ▁or ▁ad jo ining ▁property . ▁Anderson ▁asked ▁where ▁the ▁el k ▁had ▁been ▁killed , ▁and ▁Pet erson ▁took ▁the ▁two ▁there , ▁but ▁while ▁there ▁were ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁animal ' s ▁inn ards ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁tracks . ▁Anderson ▁believed ▁the ▁el k ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁somewhere ▁else , ▁and ▁told ▁Pet erson ▁what ▁Wing ▁had ▁told ▁Daw son ▁about ▁seeing ▁the ▁day ▁before . ▁ ▁Pet erson ▁continued ▁to ▁ins ist ▁that ▁the ▁el k ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁on ▁his ▁property , ▁which ▁Anderson ▁did ▁not ▁believe . ▁Bill ▁Bul lock , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁on