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Funny you mention...
Oct 16, 2009,07:43 AM
...this. Collecting your roadkill is not a big thing in Massachusetts, but in more rural states like New Hampshire, there is a whole battery of laws and regulations covering this. After telling my story to a coworker, she mentioned that she hit a deer in New Hampshire in the past and totalled her car (she was okay). In short order, three pickup trucks had stopped, she thought to help her, but it turned out they were more interested in the dead deer after seeing she was okay.
When the police officer arrived, he took a look at her license plate (Massachusetts) and told her, "You know, you can't take the deer with you. Out-of-state drivers don't have the right to take their roadkill." My coworker was flabbergasted that this was the first issue the officer mentioned. Meanwhile, the three pickup drivers had somehow resolved which one of them had priority over the carcass, so two of them left, and the remaining one started loading the deer into his truck's bed....
-Tom
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Close Encounters
By: tee530 : October 15th, 2009-19:12
Those who live and drive in the Northeastern part of the US know about the exploding deer population of recent years, caused variously by the decline in the number of both hunters and natural predators, the reforestation of former farmland, and the availa...
HOLY COW...
By: ocwatching : October 15th, 2009-19:25
glad to see that you are alright.... we in the concrete jungle typically just see shredded tires... careful out there...
Scary!
By: glickman : October 15th, 2009-21:06
Glad you're okay. I'd hate to lose a fellow admirer of D.Dornblüth & Sohn ;-).
I knew...
By: tee530 : October 16th, 2009-07:17
... watches would somehow come up! I was actually wearing my DDS 04.0, so I know the accident happened at 4:51 pm EDT. Dornie came through unscathed... Thanks for the well-wishes. -Tom
Glad you're ok...
By: aaronm : October 15th, 2009-21:13
but why didn't you save the deer and cook it? A
Funny you mention...
By: tee530 : October 16th, 2009-07:43
...this. Collecting your roadkill is not a big thing in Massachusetts, but in more rural states like New Hampshire, there is a whole battery of laws and regulations covering this. After telling my story to a coworker, she mentioned that she hit a deer in ...
I actually have a friend farther west
By: aaronm : October 16th, 2009-09:42
Between framingham and Worschester and she's butchered road-kill deer several times. I've not tried it, it's just a bit creepy for me, but she claims the meat is quite good. A (If I ever hit a deer on my commute, from Cambridge to Watertown, something rea...
Could have been a lot worse …
By: AndrewD : October 15th, 2009-21:37
Great to hear you are OK. Kangaroos occasionally go through the windscreen of cars here and can do a lot of damage, even with their kicking when inside the car. The driver of this car in Western Australia in 2006 unfortunately didn’t survive. A...
yes, very dangerous...
By: FanFrancisco : October 15th, 2009-23:05
about 20 years back, my car also hitted a kangaroo during my nightime driving. in fact, i didn't know until i found the blood on our car when we stopped at one rest station. very scary and dangerous. stefan
Kangaroos...
By: tee530 : October 16th, 2009-07:32
Wow, that's a sight. What do these animals typically weigh? The really scary prospect in the NE US is running into a moose. These animals can be 1200-1600 lbs, and are 7+ feet tall, on skinny legs. Drivers don't walk away from these collisions, as the fro...
Roos ...
By: AndrewD : October 16th, 2009-23:56
Kangaroos range in size with the largest, the Red Kangaroo (Big Red), reaching 2m tall and weighing 90Kg. This one would have been a Western Grey and they weigh around 50Kg. A
Oh my goodness!
By: patrick_y : October 16th, 2009-00:20
Very relieved that the deer didn't cause greater damage and injure you. That's quite a scary sight!
Thank goodness...
By: dxboon : October 16th, 2009-02:37
...you are safe, Tom. That's the most important thing. How scary for you! This would've been a traumatic situation for anyone. My sister had a similar encounter with a deer a few years ago. Luckily she was driving a large truck because the deer was huge. ...
Thank you...
By: tee530 : October 16th, 2009-07:48
...Daos, and all others. I appreciate the warm concern. I am feeling pretty lucky and am hoping that like jury duty this doesn't happen to me again for a long, long time. -Tom
The same happened to my brother . . .
By: Dr No : October 16th, 2009-08:54
. . . and, strangely enough, to my cousin while he was working in Saudi Arabia. Of course, the animal he collided with was a camel (in a sandstorm, no less). Glad to hear you're ok, Tom . . . cordially, Art
i'm glad you're fine Tom
By: Tony A.H : October 16th, 2009-17:57
i also live in MA.so i know what you're talking about... i see a lot of Deers on my way to NH and VT.and some are quite LARGE.. you're lucky that there's no serious injuries.!! that's most important.. be well Tony
At least you're OK...
By: ED209 : October 16th, 2009-23:23
Freaky pics there. At least you're OK and not hurt. This story reminds me of the movie "Tommy Boy" with Chris Farley, where he and David Spade hit a deer and puts it in the back seat. Ends up still being alive and ripping up his convertible top. Funny in ...
