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"Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message ... > In article >, > (Leon van Dommelen) wrote: > > > Actually, while the article does not really say so, from the > > context I would think the 1.5 million may be nationwide. > > Yes, I think you're right, Leon--I misunderstood the statistic. > > > The 700 moose number is explicitly stated to be Alaska, however. I > > am surprised to see the dead rate (2 out of 700) is so low. > > That was 2 dead humans, of course, not 2 dead moose. I don't care what > you're driving, running into an 1800-pound animal is decidedly > nontrivial. Alaskans not being wasteful folk, nearly all of the moose > probably ended up in the freezer. > > My own scariest trip, deerwise, was about 50 miles of I-80 west of > Laramie. At least a hundred White-tails were all over the shoulders and > median, mainly in small in groups. > > -- > Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA > '94C > the alignment page: > http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html You guys need to drive in Pennsylvania. The hunters take over 400,000 deer a year here. The Game Dept has removed all bag limits on both sexes and only requests that the hunters buy a $1.00 tag for each deer killed. I don't know what the road kill numbers are, but I have run into at least four and have had them run into me while stopped. In one incident the deer attempted to jump over my car (a 1961 Alfa - top down) and landed on the trunk lid then slid off onto the road. My Miata has deer whistles installed by a previous owner. I don't drive much at night these days so I have no opinion. The local Police Depts claim a noticable reduction in deer encounters of a close kind. |
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Wasn't it President Truman that remarked after hitting a deer, "The buck
stops here!"? "Chas Hurst" > wrote in message ... > > "Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message > ... >> In article >, >> (Leon van Dommelen) wrote: >> >> > Actually, while the article does not really say so, from the >> > context I would think the 1.5 million may be nationwide. >> >> Yes, I think you're right, Leon--I misunderstood the statistic. >> >> > The 700 moose number is explicitly stated to be Alaska, however. I >> > am surprised to see the dead rate (2 out of 700) is so low. >> >> That was 2 dead humans, of course, not 2 dead moose. I don't care what >> you're driving, running into an 1800-pound animal is decidedly >> nontrivial. Alaskans not being wasteful folk, nearly all of the moose >> probably ended up in the freezer. >> >> My own scariest trip, deerwise, was about 50 miles of I-80 west of >> Laramie. At least a hundred White-tails were all over the shoulders and >> median, mainly in small in groups. >> >> -- >> Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA >> '94C >> the alignment page: >> http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html > > You guys need to drive in Pennsylvania. The hunters take over 400,000 deer > a > year here. The Game Dept has removed all bag limits on both sexes and only > requests that the hunters buy a $1.00 tag for each deer killed. I don't > know > what the road kill numbers are, but I have run into at least four and have > had them run into me while stopped. In one incident the deer attempted to > jump over my car (a 1961 Alfa - top down) and landed on the trunk lid then > slid off onto the road. > > My Miata has deer whistles installed by a previous owner. I don't drive > much > at night these days so I have no opinion. The local Police Depts claim a > noticable reduction in deer encounters of a close kind. > > |
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"Larry Gadbois" > wrote in message ink.net... > Wasn't it President Truman that remarked after hitting a deer, "The buck > stops here!"? Yup. But Harry is long gone and the buck ain't. The local buck-a very large 10 pointer- has torn up a bunch of saplings around my yard sharpening his antlers. I'm tempted to take him down when the weather gets colder. > > "Chas Hurst" > wrote in message > ... > > > > "Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message > > ... > >> In article >, > >> (Leon van Dommelen) wrote: > >> > >> > Actually, while the article does not really say so, from the > >> > context I would think the 1.5 million may be nationwide. > >> > >> Yes, I think you're right, Leon--I misunderstood the statistic. > >> > >> > The 700 moose number is explicitly stated to be Alaska, however. I > >> > am surprised to see the dead rate (2 out of 700) is so low. > >> > >> That was 2 dead humans, of course, not 2 dead moose. I don't care what > >> you're driving, running into an 1800-pound animal is decidedly > >> nontrivial. Alaskans not being wasteful folk, nearly all of the moose > >> probably ended up in the freezer. > >> > >> My own scariest trip, deerwise, was about 50 miles of I-80 west of > >> Laramie. At least a hundred White-tails were all over the shoulders and > >> median, mainly in small in groups. > >> > >> -- > >> Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA > >> '94C > >> the alignment page: > >> http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html > > > > You guys need to drive in Pennsylvania. The hunters take over 400,000 deer > > a > > year here. The Game Dept has removed all bag limits on both sexes and only > > requests that the hunters buy a $1.00 tag for each deer killed. I don't > > know > > what the road kill numbers are, but I have run into at least four and have > > had them run into me while stopped. In one incident the deer attempted to > > jump over my car (a 1961 Alfa - top down) and landed on the trunk lid then > > slid off onto the road. > > > > My Miata has deer whistles installed by a previous owner. I don't drive > > much > > at night these days so I have no opinion. The local Police Depts claim a > > noticable reduction in deer encounters of a close kind. > > > > > > |
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