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Ten worst states for deer/auto collisions.
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NO KIDDING.
My wife nailed a deer last month driving back from a wildnerness trip, and the the anti-deer whistle I'd attached just for that trip got broken when the deer's body hit it. Didn't seem to help any with the jackrabbit and three chipmunks I almost hit on the same trip.
I notice California isn't on that list, but that's only because the critter-infested far Northern part (as in 200 miles north of SF) gets averaged out by all them city folk down south.
I'm surprised Connecticut isn't on there. I know several people who have had bad run-ins with deer over the years...
They've tried those special hunting sessions to thin down the herds. Problem is the DC and Baltimore metro areas, especially the DC. A lot of people don't think that thinning by hunting is the best thing for both species - it really gets annoying to hear people so blinded by their beliefs that they don't care who gets hurt, and refuse to consider other ideas.MongoTheGeek said:
I'm kind of surprised that New York isn't on the top ten list at all. My mother's family had a ton of deer on Long Island, and when I lived in upstate New York insurance companies would sell a "deer rider" with their policies that was expressly for times when you mowed down Bambi. Some nonsense about how standard insurance didn't cover collisions with animals...
If people in my state actually bought insurance, we'd prolly be on the top of the list for deer claims.
Guess I know where I should hunt this season. Mmmmm....venison and deer sausage.
Guess I know where I should hunt this season. Mmmmm....venison and deer sausage.
My parents hit a deer once. Okay, that might not sound that special but considering they're hardly a native Australian fauna, we thought it was pretty bizarre. Ends up it was an escapee from a nearby specialist farm. Everyone was okay in the end, albeit a little more shocked than usual.
Deers have nothing on kangaroos. Hit a 'roo and you'll be seriously messed up.
Deers have nothing on kangaroos. Hit a 'roo and you'll be seriously messed up.
mad jew said:My parents hit a deer once. Okay, that might not sound that special but considering they're hardly a native Australian fauna, we thought it was pretty bizarre. Ends up it was an escapee from a nearby specialist farm. Everyone was okay in the end, albeit a little more shocked than usual.
Deers have nothing on kangaroos. Hit a 'roo and you'll be seriously messed up.
Specially if it rolls up the bonnet and comes through the window and is still alive not a nice thing to happen.
devilot said:For those too lazy to seek it out: They're not that 'little' and they're definitely not that 'cute.' A few years ago three raccoons decided to knock over our trash can and sift through everything. They were HUGE!!! And when I went outside w/ a broom to attempt to shoo them away, they just blinked at me and continued w/ their business. Seriously, they were ginormous! I ran back into the house calling for my daddy.
I just had to reply to this. One time I was outside on my back porch having a drink and a smoke when I see the worlds biggest raccoon come towards me. We used to keep a food and water dish outside for any of our cats that didn't make it inside before we went to bed and every night the raccoons would ransack it. These dishes were all of 3 feet away from me. So the raccoon proceeds to dip his dirty little paws (little?!? the thing was the size of a dog!!) in the water dish. I am frozen at this point, not even breathing. We walks over to me, stands on his hind legs, puts his paws on my knees and just stares at me for about 2 minutes. Brass ones the size of Texas!! (But sweet, he later became an acquaintance of mine
)I, as well, despise those who are high-beamers. the ones who never turn them off when a car is coming towards them. That is blinding and a serious safety risk. I almost ran off the road one time because of that...I couldn't see!! Use your highbeams but PLEASE be considerate of other drivers.
I live in CT...happens every day in some parts of the state. I'm actually surprised Maine didn't make it.m-dogg said:
Thats why I hunt deer
I've hunted deer here in Ohio for 25 years now and can tell each year the deer population raises. Especially around urban areas where hunting isn't permitted (Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Cleveland). The deer are so numerous there that they are dying of starvation and disease, thanks animal lovers. Let us go in there and thin it out. But the animal-rights activists always have to use the courts to protect the deer. What a joke, they would rather have us hit them with our cars and trucks. Animal-rights activists should be fair game in my book. I love to see some protesters out in the wild, esspecially ones dressed up as deer. I could see it now; one walking through the woods in costume then he's down, aw too bad. Maybe then the *******s will leave us alone to keep the balance.
I've hunted deer here in Ohio for 25 years now and can tell each year the deer population raises. Especially around urban areas where hunting isn't permitted (Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Cleveland). The deer are so numerous there that they are dying of starvation and disease, thanks animal lovers. Let us go in there and thin it out. But the animal-rights activists always have to use the courts to protect the deer. What a joke, they would rather have us hit them with our cars and trucks. Animal-rights activists should be fair game in my book. I love to see some protesters out in the wild, esspecially ones dressed up as deer. I could see it now; one walking through the woods in costume then he's down, aw too bad. Maybe then the *******s will leave us alone to keep the balance.
I actually hit a deer in Pennsylvania - figures.
And now I'm in Indiana - #8. I've constantly seen them here and in the winter its worse, you find out they're all over the place, their tracks are in the snow throughout the yard and neighborhood.
I just hope I don't hit one again and I'm glad there aren't any moose around here - they make deer accidents look like fender benders.
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And now I'm in Indiana - #8. I've constantly seen them here and in the winter its worse, you find out they're all over the place, their tracks are in the snow throughout the yard and neighborhood.
I just hope I don't hit one again and I'm glad there aren't any moose around here - they make deer accidents look like fender benders.
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As a former rural PA Pizza Delivery Technician, I can vouch for the supremeness of the state in this category. Ive never actually hit a deer, but have come close about 11293458 times. Once, a deer actually jumped over the corner of the hood of my car as I was traveling at least 50 mph to avoid me... it was NUTS!
I drove 110 miles on interstates last night in Virginia-- the roads were like a slaugherhouse-- blood-smeared with deer pieces everywhere. I've never seen anything like it. I had to run over one (already dead) torso that I think would have done some real damage to a sedan-- fortunately I was in my wife's giant SUV.
Dane D. said:I've hunted deer here in Ohio for 25 years now and can tell each year the deer population raises. Especially around urban areas where hunting isn't permitted (Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Cleveland). The deer are so numerous there that they are dying of starvation and disease, thanks animal lovers. Let us go in there and thin it out. But the animal-rights activists always have to use the courts to protect the deer. What a joke, they would rather have us hit them with our cars and trucks. Animal-rights activists should be fair game in my book. I love to see some protesters out in the wild, esspecially ones dressed up as deer. I could see it now; one walking through the woods in costume then he's down, aw too bad. Maybe then the *******s will leave us alone to keep the balance.
Dear Redneck,
You not only hunt deer, but want to hunt people as well
Makosuke said:
no... there're definitely deer down here too. Can't say anything about southern California, but I live about 25 minutes southeast of San Francisco, and see deer/possum/raccoon/squirrel bodies by the side of the road every day...
Also.... Texas has deer?
Dane D. said:
There are very few animal rights folks who oppose hunting. It's comparitavely one of the most humane ways of killing an animal.
The majority of hunting bans are in suburban (and urban, naturally) areas not because of animal rights activism but because of NIMBYism.
Suburbanites don't want hunters firing off rounds in the woods behind their house, where the deer are. So you'll have to find some other group to threaten to kill.