Originally posted by naisme
...the raccoon was a huge animal, and I thought the thing was smarter than to run right into my path I caught it with the front wheel, and ran over it with the rear. I heard no sounds coming from the animal, they make a horendious noise, so I kept riding, grateful that I hadn't been thrown off the bike and had to nurse a road rash this morning.
I'm sorry for the coon, but I'm glad
you weren't hurt!
None of us plan to run over critturs...but a raccoon! I'm suprised you were able to stay upright! Those things can be huge.
I would not approach a raccoon after hitting it with
my bike!
The wildlife issue is two-sided. In Estes Park, Colorado, where my parents live, it's illegal to feed or hunt wildlife. The elk roam freely everywhere, including town.
An elderly lady recently went to her mailbox to get her mail. She didn't know she had crossed in between a female elk and her offspring. The female elk charged the woman and basically attacked her. If it wasn't for her husband noticing her lying in the driveway soon after, she might not have survived.