Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:31:43 -0500
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Hit 4 Deer...Need body Parts
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Deer scare me, so I don't drive much at night. I live right next door to
a state park, and the deer are protected, and protected, and protected.
So much so that they have eaten themselves out of house and home, and
now their ramblings are taking them across the roads at night in large
numbers in some areas. There are so many they have affected the natural
environment by eating all the new vegetation and new young trees coming
up under the canopy. This is affecting all the animals in the area. The
state tried to have a limited hunt last year, but it was pretty much a
flop. Of the deer taken, most were stunted or diseased -- not in the
best of health. And they are causing a problem.
Worse yet though are the deers cousins - the moose. Norther tier folk
know what-of I speak. Those bloody things are nearly impossible to see
at night, and if one decides to cross the road in front of you , well,
look out. A real hazard is the cow moose that had a pair of calves last
year. The babies stay with mom until the second year, and often when
they are yearlings ... in that second year, they will travel hanging
just back behind her - as they did when they were small - and when mom
crosses the road, they hang in the bushes until she gets across, then
just as she reaches the brush at the edge of the road, the young ones,
trying to keep their sights on mom, will break from cover and dash
across the road.
Tourons - on their trip of a lifetime - visiting in Alaska - and I' sure
other places - are often drawn into this moose trap. The Cow moose draws
the tourons attention and they watch her intently as she races to the
brush across the road, not knowing that two half grown yearlings are
about to bust out of the brush right in the front of their moving
vehicle. I've seen this scenario in Alaska a 100 times if I've seen it
once. Very sad for all concerned. Wrecked moose, wrecked car, wrecked
trip. Hopefully no wrecked turons, though they are as often as not.
Drive safe!
John Rodgers
88 GL Driver - survivor of several very close "Moose Calls"
jimt wrote:
>On 10/25/04 8:10 AM, "JordanVw@AOL.COM" <JordanVw@AOL.COM> wrote:
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>>In a message dated 10/25/04 8:57:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>jwallace@MSAD43.ORG writes:
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>>>HELP!!1
>>>Hit a pack of 4 deer in the road at 50mph Friday night. Only had
>>>liability on my 88 Vanagon...I haven't torn her apart yet, but will at
>>>least need the Grills, upper and lower, headlights, and other parts to
>>>start with.
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>>sorry to hear about your incodent. remember use your HORN!! animals
>>respond to sound more than sight.
>>i do alot of night driving and everytime a animal has run out in front of me
>>i lay on the HORN...the jarring noise scares them and they always take off.
>>if you dont hit the horn they just freeze still in your headlights.. i
>>havent hit any animal ever. i did hit a person once tho. but thats because
>>humans are too stupid to get out of the way even if you yell "move it", beep
>>the
>>horn and give them the finger .. (dont worry i just maimed the guy, didnt kill
>>him) :<) anyway..
>>i have what you need as far as parts for your van..square headlights, upper
>>and lower grille, turn sigs, etc..etc..
>>let me know..
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>>and folks..if a animal runs out in front of you - use your horn! it
>>works..(functional brakes help too)
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>>chris
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>I have struck deer twice. Neither gave me the opportunity to hit the horn.
>Deer when caught in the open side of a road and startled will often try to
>jump to the covered side of a road. They are lousy judges of speed and
>distance. About the same time you realize you have a running deer you have
>already hit it.
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>jimt
>Planned insanity is best.
>Remember that sanity is optional.
>http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info)
>http://www.westydriver.com
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