Saw a Deer Hit on the Highway this Morning :(

[SpottedCrow]

Hi April...finally got dug out?

Even here if you hit it and kill it you can take it for food...

The only thing I've ever taken out was a squirrel and I only got his tail...after I did my 180 to get back to him, someone else had flattened him.

 

[Davaroo]

Yeah,squirrels are the worst. Deer will rush out in front of you, leaving little choice.
But squirrels - those little rodents wll dash in front, go back and forth a few times and just when you think it's come to its senses and has headed off the road.........pow! the littledevil runs back under your car!

I've gotten to where I just grit my teeth pray for the little sucker. Trying to evade tham is a sure way to get yoursell/b] in a wreck.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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that guy must have been a real idiot not to stop. you are so nice that you comforted that poor dog during its last few miniutes of life.

 

[Southern28Chick]

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that guy must have been a real idiot not to stop. you are so nice that you comforted that poor dog during its last few miniutes of life.

Thank you. I really stopped thinking I could get him to a vet but he was halfway done when I ran over to him.

 

[Black Feather]

Chipmunks! Oh my gosh they are the pancakes of the road I swear it! I've never hit anything in the road except a chipmunk (knock on wood).

The only time I hit something was when a chipmunk was running across the road in front of me. I wasn't going fast mind you, only around 50 km/h. He dashed across the road and I quickly calculated that if I went just a little to the right (not much, we're not talking swerve here, just steer a little bit), I would completely miss him. Nope, little bugger did a complete stop and gosh darn it, didn't I hit him dead on because of it....flat as a pancake in .5 seconds. Not a good way to go, but it was fast. I felt awful!

The only other times I've ever witnessed anything being hit was two cats on two different occasions. I stopped for both. One was just up the road from my place. The cat was in the middle of the road I can not believe the oncoming people did not see her because they drove right over her. She was rolled down the road a bit but was not hit by any of the wheels. She ran into the barn and I stopped and went in after her and let the people know what happened. The other time the cat was in shock and came round and ran away afterwards. I didn't actually see what happened, but there were a lot of people already stopped to help out and I think animal control was already on the way.

Sometimes I think a little more attention to the road and a little less cell phone chatting, instant messaging etc. would save a lot of critters from becoming road kill.

UC