Hogs On The Road

[captkb]

I thought I would put out the word that here in the past week I have been seeing alot of hogs on the side of the road that have been hit by vehicles. I seen 8 today while out working, with 3 of them in the same spot. I sure feel sorry for whatever vehicle hit those three, as they were all big hogs. I have heard all kinds of horror stories about hitting hogs with a vehicle and then experienced it once first hand. I got lucky in that the only thing it tore up was the hog and not my truck. I have heard that they will cause a vehicle to flip or roll over as they tend to roll under the car and pick the tires up off the ground; whereas other animals will splatter and spread out (for the most part). I have also heard all kinds of ways to avoid hitting wild animals on the road, but my personal opinion is to slow down as quick as you can but DO NOT jerk the wheel to swerve and miss the animal. A co-worker several years ago swerved to miss hitting a mule deer and ended up flipping his truck several times and is in a wheelchair now. I know they make those whistles that go in the grill of your vehicle to scare animals away from the road, but I haven't heard if they work on hogs. Anyone else know? Keep your eyes open and be careful.

[CoonDawg]

You mean those deer attracting whistles ;D

[1st cav sgt ret]

CoonDog I know what you mean,had a set of them on my other peterbuilt 19thousand dollars later!I find out they dont do anything except make them jump in front of you,the worst things you can hit a hog as it will roll under a deer it will flip over the hood and go through the windshield

[sormi]

I've hit two things out in Llano. Once I hit a buzzard. He just did not want to let go of his road kill. Then in 1997 with my 1 week old brand new Ford I hit a small deer. It just left a small dent in the black plastic bottom under the grill. Several times I've had deer almost run into the side of me. Don't even get near sheep. Those guys are the worst. They will be a mile away and get scared and run right into to you..

[CoonDawg]

Then you don't want to try a turkey .

Talk about birdstrike, driving down the road and from nowhere some fly up you try to avoid them hitting the windshield but they hit the drivers side window

[REM223PA]

I live in P.A
And drive a new f-350 cru , the first thing i got when i got to texas is that 400lb front ranch bumper
now i never hit any thing

now i alway have a sharp knife and a cooler them there hogs eat just fine. gun , bow , or truck bumper ;D

[Bobcat]

You need to come hunting with us.......

Bob

[1st cav sgt ret]

]bobcat I dont know about you but I wouldnt get to hunt much I would spend too much time ROLLING ON THE GROUND [glow=red,2,300]LMAO[/glow]

[Bobcat]

Yeah, I have to admit, I would like to see REM223PA swinging that belt and knocking the stuffing out of a big rattler! ;D

Bob

[1st cav sgt ret]

yessir that hunt would be as much fun as coon hunting with Mr Jerry Clower

Hawwww knock im out john,Mr avery just shoot up in here amonst us cause one of us needs some relief!!!

Rem223pa you sir are most definately a storyteller ;D ;D

[REM223PA]

hay sgt.
i think you and bob cat should hook up with me coming in to town 21 to 28 if you like come down and hunt with me four a day i shoor wee can nock the blood out of somrthing

il be hunting shouth texas 1 or 2 south of san antonio
big george

[CoonDawg]

GW if you hit the wrong hog, that 400 # bumper could be a [glow=red,2,300]TEXT[/glow]200 pounder ;D