
Iditarod Musher Penalized for Inadequate Moose Gutting During Race
Iditarod officials imposed a two-hour time penalty on musher Dallas Seavey for not properly gutting the moose he killed during the race, following an investigation into the incident. Seavey encountered the moose shortly after leaving a checkpoint, used a handgun to shoot and kill it, and reported the kill at the next checkpoint. The panel found that the animal was not sufficiently gutted, leading to the time penalty being added to Seavey’s mandatory 24-hour layover. The moose was retrieved, and its meat salvaged and processed, with Seavey leading the race at the time of the penalty announcement.




