Squirrel Death count

[Wally]

When you hit a squirrel, you are feeding other animals in the process, so you are helping nature. Road kill is tasty!

 

[Packmule]

I never try to hit anything, and if it's reasonable to do so, I slow down to miss them. Still I've smushed a few.
The worst is when a family of turkeys with chicks suddenly runs up onto the road. Haven't hit any yet but it's coming.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

The worst thing you can do is put yourself in harms way to avoid an animal in the road.

 

[joeboodog]

 

[Richard Harrow]

Ain't no squirrels running out in front of me in the ghetto. Other useless creatures, yes, but no squirrels.

 

[oldngray]

Ain't no squirrels running out in front of me in the ghetto. Other useless creatures, yes, but no squirrels.

sewer rats? (opossums)?

 

[TooTechie]

The worst thing you can do is put yourself in harms way to avoid an animal in the road.

Agreed. You should brake as long as someone isn't tailgating you, but don't swerve...ever.

 

[barnyard]

I was in a suburban neighborhood my 2nd year of driving, came up a hill, driving towards 3 housewives on their evening walk. 3 squirrels ran out in the road, could not decide which side they were going to run, zig-zagged several times. I hit all three. The housewives screamed and I had everything I could do to keep from laughing till I passed them. I was not laughing because I hit all 3 squirrels, but because of their extreme over-reaction.

I also hit a mink. Very narrow road, saw it coming, slowed down, could not do anything other than hit it. Seemed like it was trying to get hit.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Stopping the PC was not an option?

 

[Big Arrow Down...D]

I was in a suburban neighborhood my 2nd year of driving, came up a hill, driving towards 3 housewives on their evening walk. 3 squirrels ran out in the road, could not decide which side they were going to run, zig-zagged several times. I hit all three. The housewives screamed and I had everything I could do to keep from laughing till I passed them. I was not laughing because I hit all 3 squirrels, but because of their extreme over-reaction.

I also hit a mink. Very narrow road, saw it coming, slowed down, could not do anything other than hit it. Seemed like it was trying to get hit.

Maybe you should have hit the housewives

 

[Packmule]

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I don't call them deer. I call them derrrrr.
Did you ever hear Ron White's routine about the elusive whitetail hunt? Just need to put headlights on your bullets and the deer will jump in front of them. Hilarious!

 

[rod]

My wife's grandfather used to tell me how they ate squirrel. He was from West Virginia!

We ate squirrel and rabbit and frog legs all the time when I was growing up. Come to think of it that may answer a few questions about how I behave now.

 

[1989]

Never hit dim der squirrels, but snakes, turtles, deer, and a close call with yogi.

 

[oldngray]

Never hit dim der squirrels, but snakes, turtles, deer, and a close call with yogi.

Always aim for bambi.

 

[barnyard]

I always aim for turkeys. Have not hit one yet. I am hoping to hit one at the end of the day, hoping to just stun it, toss it in the back of the truck and park it for unloading like nothing happened.

I would imagine that hilarity would ensue.

 

[1989]

Always aim for bambi.

Bambi usually doesn't count as an accident.

 

[giggity]

I've had a turkey AND a peacock fly into the windshield. Also had a turkey fly into the driver side door -- luckily it was closed.


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[bleedinbrown58]

Always aim for bambi.

Nooooooooo..........don't hurt bambi!

 

[upsbeernut]

My wife's grandfather used to tell me how they ate squirrel. He was from West Virginia!

I would go vegetarian if I had to eat squirrel. Swamp people is one of my favorite show s Glenn eats squirrel stew.

 

[oldngray]

I would go vegetarian if I had to eat squirrel. Swamp people is one of my favorite show s Glenn eats squirrel stew.

Ever eat squirrel? It isn't bad.