Black Bear Road Kill

[Mark 1911]

Last Friday afternoon I was driving on I-94 near Eau Claire Wisconsin, heading home to Indiana. Saw a dead black bear on the shoulder. That was a first for me. Used to seeing dead whitetails all the time, but not bears.

 

[Mgderf]

Eight or ten years ago I saw one in the median on a Florida highway.
Really surprised me too. Biggest dead animal I've ever seen on the road.

One other time, while traveling through Kentucky, I heard a report on the radio that there had been a livestock hauler overturned on the off ramp just miles ahead.
When we drove up on the scene it was so surreal.
There had to be 100+ dead hogs. They were EVERYWHERE scattered around the off ramp grass.
My nephew asked if the crash killed all of the pigs.
I told him that the police had likely shot all of the loose hogs to prevent them from wandering onto the highway.

.That is a weird sight to see.
100+ dead hogs in one place leaves a lasting impression.

No idea who got to haul off all the bacon...

 

[churchmouse]

Eight or ten years ago I saw one in the median on a Florida highway.
Really surprised me too. Biggest dead animal I've ever seen on the road.

One other time, while traveling through Kentucky, I heard a report on the radio that there had been a livestock hauler overturned on the off ramp just miles ahead.
When we drove up on the scene it was so surreal.
There had to be 100+ dead hogs. They were EVERYWHERE scattered around the off ramp grass.
My nephew asked if the crash killed all of the pigs.
I told him that the police had likely shot all of the loose hogs to prevent them from wandering onto the highway.

.That is a weird sight to see.
100+ dead hogs in one place leaves a lasting impression.

No idea who got to haul off all the bacon...

Most likely the carcass's went to a local rendering facility.

 

[Colt1860]

moose are big creatures too

 

[BluedSteel]

Uhhh, I call for a ruling from the Umpires. Does it count as roadkill if it technically died in the front seat? And I think we can all agree this driver is a) lucky to be alive; and b) not dumping that carcass on the white line and goin' on down the road.

Seriously though, awesome photo.

 

[patience0830]

moose are big creatures too

I keep picturing a moose with a smartcar stuck in his antlers.

 

[ghuns]

Hitting a bear must be like running into a brick wall.

But a moose has to be the worst. Their long legs raise all that mass right up to windshield level. Hope that driver had time to duck.

 

[Tactically Fat]

Hitting a bear must be like running into a brick wall.

But a moose has to be the worst. Their long legs raise all that mass right up to windshield level. Hope that driver had time to duck.

Loose horses and moose. They'll kill you the entire time they're dying.

 

[bradmedic04]

Dibs if it's still there.

 

[ghuns]

Loose horses and moose. They'll kill you the entire time they're dying.

I have hit a horse. Both me and the horse lived.

He was standing parallel to the road on the right side, right in front of a large mailbox. The horse was black, it was dark. I was driving a pickup. I had my low beams on for an approaching car. When the car passed and I hit the high beams, there was the horse. Munching the tall grass around the base of the mailbox. He must have heard me coming because right when I came along side of him, he raised his head and swung it out to the left. His head shattered my windshield, his neck crushed in the A pillar, which shattered the passenger side window, and ripped the mirror off. I was probably doing 40MPH when I hit him. The horse ran out in a field and just stood there. He was a little bloodied up, but otherwise fine. Better off than my truck anyways.

 

[dtkw]

I have ht a few deers in my life time. the deer shot out of nowhere and stood right in front of my car, i rqn over it and i looked at the rear it'view mirror, saw it got up and went on it's way

 

[ghuns]

I can't imagine the damage to a car that his a bear

Like hitting a 400 pound possum.

 

[cbhausen]

One Whitetail for me. Barely clipped his ass end with my right front fender which broke the headlight and mangled the fender but didn’t even hurt the hood of my car. I went back and looked for him he must’ve walked off. I was probably only doing 40 when he popped out in front of me.

 

[Brad69]

I was on 90 in MN last year and witnessed a Tropper walking up on a black bear that had been hit and was attempting to crawl away.He had his shotgun and I assume that he did what had to be done. I personally get kind of emotional about animals killed by vehicles such a waste.
I have hit several deer at 70 mph in a semi just a red spray and it always seems to take out the bumper.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I personally get kind of emotional about animals killed by vehicles such a waste.

Me too. I ran over a 'possum last fall and I still think about it every time I go around that curve. One of these days I know I'm going to wreck my truck swerving to miss a frog. I figure if I do that, I'll tell them it was a huge deer and I barely missed it.

 

[AtTheMurph]

Saw a dead bear on I 94 just west of Jackson, MI a few years ago.

Saw a dead bobcat on I 75 N. of Atlanta, GA a couple weeks ago.

Both were firsts for me.

I have also seen a live Emu in the median of I 74 E of Shelbyville. I'm guessing that's a first for anyone not in Australia or New Zealand or wherever those things come from.

 

[patience0830]

Driving a semi for over 20 yrs now, I've seen about everything but bison and cougar. Personally, only nailed a couple of whitetails and a possum with the truck. I've had a few near misses with hawks though. Had one throw his mouse at me trying to gain altitude on US35 in southern Ohio a couple of years ago.
One of the deer happened right in front of the CO's drive that lives about 2 miles from me. Bobtail tractor doesn't even slow down for a 75 lb doe.

One day In AR there were several State Troopers trying to corral a couple ostriches. That was entertaining.

 

[AmericanBob]

I've never seen a road killed bear, but I did see a dead seal in the middle of the road in Santa Monica one morning. That took me a second to process.

 

[Expat]

I saw a dead weasel on the road once. It made me concerned about my local politicians for some reason...

 

[Redskinsfan]

I saw a road kill Black bear in West Virginia, it was my first and only. I went back to look again and took a picture too. Terrible shame that it happened but it does happen.