How often do you see road kill?
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: US
Posts: 595
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
How often do you see road kill?
I swear I see it every time I go for a ride anymore. I saw two huge black birds today around a carcass on the side of the road, vultures? I don’t live in a rural area either. Squirrels, turtles, ducks/geese, rabbits, birds, snakes, lizards, cats, etc. Sometimes I see it laying there for at least a week just decaying by the day. I think it’s gotten worse since it has warmed up. Today I must’ve seen at least five carcasses.
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 80
Bikes: my bikes would not impress anyone
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
around here dead deer on the roads are pretty common, especially during certain times of the year. I'm fairly good at hopping obstacles but that definitely throws me for a loop
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: South Central PA
Posts: 972
Bikes: Cannondale Slate 105 and T2 tandem, 2008 Scott Addict R4, Raleigh SC drop bar tandem
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 22 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Rode by two different small foxes yesterday. They had a cloud of flies around them. There has also been a huge dead turkey rotting on the side of the road. I can see more of it's skeleton every time I ride past. Deer, cats, possum, and even a dead cow once.
My recent problem has been LIVE groundhogs darting out in front of me. I have almost hit 3 in the last month and did catch a tail the other day. I thought for sure I was going to make him roadkill and might be myself. It was so close that I ran over his stubby tail.
My recent problem has been LIVE groundhogs darting out in front of me. I have almost hit 3 in the last month and did catch a tail the other day. I thought for sure I was going to make him roadkill and might be myself. It was so close that I ran over his stubby tail.
#4
Carpe Velo
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Posts: 2,519
Bikes: 2000 Bianchi Veloce, '88 Schwinn Prologue, '90 Bianchi Volpe,'94 Yokota Grizzly Peak, Yokota Enterprise, '16 Diamondback Haanjo, '91 Bianchi Boardwalk, Ellsworth cruiser
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6 Post(s)
Liked 14 Times
in
13 Posts
Squirrels pretty routinely. An occasional dead armadillo or possum. One time I saw the remains of a small deer that had gotten caught in a barbed wire fence. I also ran across a cow that looked like it had been struck by a boat. In a field with no body of water nearby. That made an interesting image:
#5
In Real Life
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Down under down under
Posts: 52,152
Bikes: Lots
Mentioned: 141 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3203 Post(s)
Liked 596 Times
in
329 Posts
Frequently.
Mostly wombats and kangaroos.
Mostly wombats and kangaroos.
__________________
Rowan
My fave photo threads on BF
Century A Month Facebook Group
Machka's Website
Photo Gallery
Rowan
My fave photo threads on BF
Century A Month Facebook Group
Machka's Website
Photo Gallery
#6
Membership Not Required
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: On the road-USA
Posts: 16,855
Bikes: Giant Excursion, Raleigh Sports, Raleigh R.S.W. Compact, Motobecane? and about 20 more! OMG
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 70 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 15 Times
in
14 Posts
Some guy at Crazy Guy on a Bike logged all the road kill he saw along his transcontinental ride. We have our fair share around here. The strangest thing I have seen recently has been armadillos in SC, they are apparently moving east and north. Possums, rabbits and raccoon are the primary victims around here with deer being another strong contender.
Aaron
Aaron
__________________
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
#7
Senior Member
I ran out of food on a century ride once and seen a couple dead squirrels on the side of the road...
They were pretty tempting
They were pretty tempting
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Posts: 4,811
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1591 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1,018 Times
in
571 Posts
We see loads of 'dillos, snakes, squirrels and opossum. Can't go half a mile without seeing something on most days. Deer are not uncommon, but not a daily sight. Saw one yesterday evening that looked like a pretty recent kill surrounded by a swarm of turkey vultures.
The cow that got hit by a boat in a field takes the cake though.
The cow that got hit by a boat in a field takes the cake though.
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Alpharetta, GA
Posts: 15,280
Bikes: Nashbar Road
Mentioned: 71 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2934 Post(s)
Liked 341 Times
in
228 Posts
I saw a road kill last evening. Squirrel raced out in front of a car coming towards me, made it, but saw me biking the other way and panic-reversed like they do. It was a sickening thud but at least it was quick.
#11
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 243
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Me nearly this evening...I was cycling on a dark country MUP with only safety lights....bloody badger jusdt stopped in front of me....thought I was going to go over it a and come off / be attacked ( despite popular belief foxes are very rare to attack people and tend to run away, however run into a badger and u should seriously think about running the other way...they can be quite violent...I would rather fight a fox than a badger any day.
It ran off at the last second however.... Oh and nearly ran a few suicidal rabbits over tonight,
It ran off at the last second however.... Oh and nearly ran a few suicidal rabbits over tonight,
#12
Senior Member
I see dead rabbits, skunks, possum, deer, dogs, cats, ground squirrels (for some reason I don't see many grey squirrels around these parts) and birds all the time on my regular route. I ride a rural highway regularly, so I also have to watch out for them crossing my paths as well.
Never saw one dead, but I came upon a beaver crossing the road right in front of me one evening, with no dam in sight.
Never saw one dead, but I came upon a beaver crossing the road right in front of me one evening, with no dam in sight.
#15
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 106
Bikes: Mongoose Crossway 250, Giant Upland SE
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Went for a ride with my daughter across the city last weekend and we saw a dead wallaby in the bike lane. It was in a pretty built up area and I have never seen them in the city previously dead or alive.
#19
Señor Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 227
Bikes: 1987 Bianchi Franken Strada
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Me nearly this evening...I was cycling on a dark country MUP with only safety lights....bloody badger jusdt stopped in front of me....thought I was going to go over it a and come off / be attacked ( despite popular belief foxes are very rare to attack people and tend to run away, however run into a badger and u should seriously think about running the other way...they can be quite violent...I would rather fight a fox than a badger any day.
It ran off at the last second however.... Oh and nearly ran a few suicidal rabbits over tonight,
It ran off at the last second however.... Oh and nearly ran a few suicidal rabbits over tonight,
#20
ouate de phoque
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: La Prairie, Qc, Canada
Posts: 1,781
Bikes: Bianchi, Nakamura,Opus
Mentioned: 6 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6 Post(s)
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I commute on a rural road so I see a lot of road kill. But this very tuesday I saw something quite rare. In the dark my headlight beam came upon a cat carcass fresh from the night before and there was a huge racoon feeding on it, The racoon fur can be deceiving but it looked like a 50 pound racoon. He looked at me going by, not wanting to leave his snack.
A few kilometer further I came upon a well alive skunk that was salmoning on my side of the road . Being on a quiet rural road I was able to give it a lot of room.
A few kilometer further I came upon a well alive skunk that was salmoning on my side of the road . Being on a quiet rural road I was able to give it a lot of room.
#22
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Posts: 2,318
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Earlier in the spring, I saw quite a few dead wild turkeys.
While I wasn't on a bike at the time, my vote for most unusual road kill was a gator, along I-10 near the TX/LA line.
While I wasn't on a bike at the time, my vote for most unusual road kill was a gator, along I-10 near the TX/LA line.
#23
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 5,866
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
2 Posts
What no one else has seen dead rattlesnakes?
When I was a better climber I would see them quite a bit on mountain roads near Los Angeles. Came uncomfortably close to a couple of live ones too.
When I was a better climber I would see them quite a bit on mountain roads near Los Angeles. Came uncomfortably close to a couple of live ones too.
#24
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NorCal
Posts: 546
Bikes: 2009 Surly Cross Check Frankenbike
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
Hybrid coyote with golden fur like a Labrador retriever, lying in the bike lane. Very pretty for a coyote. I had to squeeze between it's big carcass and the traffic.
Lots of wildlife in the foothills east of Sacramento, you'll see road kill every time you ride. Possums, skunks, cats, turkeys, rabbits, squirrels, deer. There is a lot of other wildlife, but it either stays near water or avoids the roads.
Lots of wildlife in the foothills east of Sacramento, you'll see road kill every time you ride. Possums, skunks, cats, turkeys, rabbits, squirrels, deer. There is a lot of other wildlife, but it either stays near water or avoids the roads.
#25
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NorCal
Posts: 546
Bikes: 2009 Surly Cross Check Frankenbike
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
Oh yeah, snakes. I rode over a rattler one day, sunning itself on a trail near my house. I thought I was alone, picked a bad time to glance back at my rear wheel. When I turned back around it was too late.