Road Kill

[DaveB]

Did see 3 foxes dead the other day on opposite sides.

Two adults and one cub.

In a raging debate on another forum a few years ago, back when the hunting ban was a hot topic, the hunt supporters argued that fox hunting was an effective way of controlling the fox population in rural areas. It was pointed out to them that more foxes are killed on the roads each year than by hunting, so if they really want to control the numbers they should ditch the horses and go drive around the country lanes of an evening in their nice comfy 4x4's.

[shaunbhoy]

In a raging debate on another forum a few years ago, back when the hunting ban was a hot topic, the hunt supporters argued that fox hunting was an effective way of controlling the fox population in rural areas. It was pointed out to them that more foxes are killed on the roads each year than by hunting, so if they really want to control the numbers they should ditch the horses and go drive around the country lanes of an evening in their nice comfy 4x4's.

Of course. Why do you think NL are taxing the beejeezus out of 4x4s? Stealth Tax wealth redistribution of course.

[NotAllThere]

If you're the next car along after a road kill, you can pick up the remains and take them home to eat them. I know someone who once got quite a lot of very nice venison this way.

[shaunbhoy]

I know someone who once got quite a lot of very nice venison this way.

Is that not a Deer way of going about it though?

IGMC

[SuperZ]

Saw a tiny little deer this morning with its head all mashed up . Poor little bambi.

I said "oh dear"

Poor little blighter

[DaveB]

One of the strangest sights I've come across was a road covered in rats.

There was what looked like a dead rabbit in the middle of the road, and dozens of rats scampering back and forth eating it. Ther scattered impressively when the headlights hit them.

We were obviously not the first car to pass it as there were a couple of squashed rats in the road as well that had not got out of the way fast enough and which were now suplementing their bretherins rabbit based diet.

Wound up MrsB the rest of the way home by suggesting that some of them may have managed to jump up into the wheel arches or the engine bay and could be chewing on wires or brake pipes as we drove along

[northernladuk]

Wound up MrsB the rest of the way home by suggesting that some of them may have managed to jump up into the wheel arches or the engine bay and could be chewing on wires or brake pipes as we drove along

LOL you didn't kangaroo the car or make out the engine had died to emphasise the point? Used to do that after driving through fords in the road and SWMBO would fall for it everytime. Great fun... for a short time until payback time

[MarillionFan]

LOL you didn't kangaroo the car or make out the engine had died to emphasise the point? Used to do that after driving through fords in the road and SWMBO would fall for it everytime. Great fun... for a short time until payback time

I doubt it. As Dave pointed out, firslt this was his wife and secondly he didnt have any Rhyponol!