Roadkill observations from a day in western Iowa

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Am I the only one here that thinks "man, sucks about that dear..... but how cool would its skull look hangin in the livin room!"?

 

They need to put a "Deer crossing" sign up so they'll know where to cross.

 

this is a good idea while cruisin with the grandbratz
count the roadkill..
identify the road kill..
recipes for the roadkill..haha

 

I play drums in a country band with my hunter friend and we mounted an antler rack on the top of my bass drum. Looks original for sure. Keeps overzealous fans from comin' over the drum kit at me!

 

back when I was living in Missoula Montana.
we used to drink jack daniels by the half gallon and usually 2 a night.
we would pour the bottle in to an antique wine pourer called the lickr pourer.
we ran out one night and didnt see any deer on our way into town.
in front of the gay ninties(that was the bar)there was a lifted jeep.
this here jeep had three huge hand fabed spikes on the front push bar.
on those spikes were three twelve point bucks, they were just stabbed on there with the eyes all glossy white.
you guys need to call that guy, he will thin out them numbers.
"just thinnin out the numbers, ned"

 

I used to live in south Texas and those little deer get hit all the time and yes it is a bad experience when you plow into one of those 100 pound animals. Now I live in Western Illinois and was initially traveling between here and central Iowa quite a bit. The first time I saw one of those big doe standing by the side of the road near dusk, I thought somebody's half grown calf had escaped. Hitting one of these huge deer would be a REAL BAD experience here in the Midwest. I tend to pay close attention up the road now. - Jeff

 

My buddy owns a body shop here, of the 34 collision repairs he has in now 22 are deer hits He loves the little bugers

 

I-29 for the majority? I am from Sioux City originaly and made the trip to Omaha about once or twice a week. Always some there, also about 2 or 3 abbandoned cars.

 

...on the way back from Missouri a few years ago...

Hack:"Did you see that dead thing on the side of the road?"

DirtyT:"No, what was it?"

Hack:"I dunno...some kinda freaky pig maybe?"

DirtyT:"A PIG?! Are you sure it wasn't a dog...or maybe a DEER?"

Hack:"Uhhh...it was too big to be a dog and too small to be a deer."

DirtyT:"Umm, you DO know that deers come in different SIZES, don't you? It could've been a young one...they aren't BORN full grown with antlers, ya know?!"

Hack:"I still don't know, man...it was shaped all funny."

DirtyT:"Well, YOU'D be shaped funny, too...if you'd just been hit by a truck!"

Hack:"Oh...okay...yeah...maybe a deer, then."

DirtyT:"Most likely, yeah."

Hack:"...or a GOAT?"

DirtyT:"sigh" (turning the radio up louder)!!

 

MMMM Roadkill possum!

 

Posted these before but I figured they could be put up as a reminder.BTW the woman driving the car suffered only a broken wrist and a bath in critter entrails.

 

Last week my buddy took out a turkey with the grille of his Peterbilt,...$2400 damage.

 

And moose shit.

 

Holy shit! I didn't think this thread would generate so much interest. Hmmmmmmmm, 35 dead deer in 45 miles? Thassa lotta deer.
.....and no, the Rocky Goodtime Van [TM] is still intact with no deer damage. I owned the Ford Aerostar before buying the goodtime van [tm]. I sold it to a buddy after the deer incident. He was more of a ford guy than me so he repaired the plastic parts and replaced the leaky radiator...still drives it.
I gotta have chevy 350 power.

 

In Texas, especially the hill country, we have a rather unusal animal, the "I can drive the two lane country road at 10 miles an hour stupid fucking metropolitan, out to see the countryside", dumbshit bicyclist!
I don't wanna' hear your "right to the road" bullshit! If it comes to me and a head on collision, or your right to hit the ditch, guess who's ride is going to the bike shop?
At least a deer has an excuse.......................
I'm just glad I'm not bitter!