Peoples Attitudes, Depression, Roadkill Recipes and Other Thoughts

[Marc]

Originally posted by SteelMaiden

....does anybody know an easy way to get deer hair out of small crevices such as under the chrome strips, etc?

I was told to leave it there until the insurance man saw it or they might not pay - maybe 4 years ago in PA. The insurance man did look and verify the hairs in the cracked paint, etc. and they paid off. It was a head on at about 60 mph. Car repairs were (with rental while being repaired) US$4200.

It was on my way to work about 6am. I stopped at my 'local' gas dealer about 5 miles up the road (the local farmers coffee gathering place) as the car was driveable. They told me about leaving the hairs. And then politely asked where I hit the deer. I no sooner told them than one guy was out the door - he found it and put it in his truck.

I spoke with many people up there after that and most said they refuse to eat deer hit by cars. Something about it 'bruising the meat' or something. But from this thread, I now realize that doesn't matter to most of the people in this thread. I particularly liked the 'snowtires and squeal out' for quick skinning...

 

[Ken K]

SteelMaiden, this is really wierd...

...3:50am this morning while driving to work in the fog I collected two of them also. A 4 pointer and a doe. Luckily I was not traveling as fast as I usually do.
After collecting my thoughts, I called 911 and requested a sheriff. He got there about 20 minutes later, pulled up behind me and put on his lights and a what seemed like a million candlepower spotlight in my rearview mirror! Heck of a way to say good morning.
And just my luck, a K-9 unit! Now, the situation was bad enough, but knowing there is a animal in the backseat of the car that would ignore the deer laying on the road and possibly rip my arms off if given the change was a little un-nerving. The barking that dog did the whole time raised the hairs on back of my neck.
To make a longer story short, he gave me two tags for the deer, which I promptly dressed out and we put them in back of the truck. The only problem I had was he wouldn't let me drive back home till it got light out. You see, I no longer have headlights or directionals on my truck! Luckily, the airbags didn't ignite.

Heck of a way to get food for the freezer!

Probably end up costing about $60.00 a pound.

 

[Marc]

When I hit that deer in PA some years back I called the police and they wouldn't come. They said for deer hits if there was no death or serious injury (of a person I'm assuming, but they didn't really come out and say so specifically...) they do not respond. They told me to call the game people and let them know or I'd be subject to a fine or something (I never did call).

I will say I'll never forget hitting it. It came out of the bushes and trees from the side of the road and - well, it didn't make it to the other side. And it all happened so fast I only remember 3 'frames'. I hit it's legs as it ran (passenger side of the car) and it rolled onto my hood and then the windshield and I can remember seeing it through my open sunroof as it flew up in the air and off the road about 30 feet. I was lucky. I know a gal up in PA whose husband was killed when he hit a deer and it came through the windshield.

 

[Randy]

I worked a bunch of Deer strikes when I was policifying in Arkansas. The meat opposite the part hit by the car is still good.

A Deer hitting a car isn't squat compared to a cow!! And that ain't no Bull

 

[db]

Deers, Cows and cars

All this talk and I'm starting to get hungary. Drive thru sounds nice!

Dave B (the other Dave)

 

[Marc]

> Drive thru sounds nice!

You mean Drive Over, don't you? But then again - I guess you could call a deer hit a 'Drive Thru'...

 

[db]

Drive thru

Forget it, I don't feel that hungary any more! )

Dave B

 

[Kevin Mader]

Drive thru.....or over - no matter. It all tastes the same!!

 

[SteelMaiden]

Today's Special

Short stack of flatcats with freshly ground deer sausage smothered in red-eye gravy and a bottomless cup of coffee...$7.95.
(substitutions allowed as available)

 

[E Wall]

Venison Ribs - Slim pickin's but mighty tasty!

If the deer is hit on its side don't you just consider it tenderized?



A few years back my Uncle hit (or was hit by...depending on your view) 3 deer in 7 weeks. He also lives in PA - maybe they should up the limit allowed during hunting season and start it earlier? Anyway...He'd put the car in for repair (always replacing the radiator) and file the insurance claim. After the second time the insurance guy raised his eyebrows but filed telling him he needs to be more careful. The third time they flat out told him they weren't going to pay it, he was considered reckless and irresponsible as a driver...after a little bit of discussion, they relented but warned they wouldn't pay out repairs for it again!

Needless to say, they switched carriers.