After leaving Ft. Nelson we began to notice a large number of road-killed animals along the way. Most of them were moose and they were quite large. There were so many it lead to contest to see who had the most in their side of road. One thing leads to another and soon we were judging the quality of the carcass and I was taking photos of the carnage while driving. It was fun, but in retrospect, it could have been the first signs of Highway Madness.
This first photo shows a fairly fresh moose. It scores well. Note the position of the animal, a nice fall not far from the point of impact. Good bloat with extended legs. It almost looks as though it is stiff enough to stand up like a saw horse. Nice hide integrity with little viscera showing, a real dandy.
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Our next contestant also places well. Flat and well eaten,the number of crows indicates a very tasty carcass. The amount of missing moose probably is due to high wolf and coyote activity. If the windows were down at it was a little warmer I am sure this one would deserve at least a 10 for producing dry-heaves. A true B.C. classic.
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The number of these large animals along the road was cause for me to wonder what had hit them. For these critters to have been killed in such numbers would have to lead to a lot of injury on the human side of the impact. Some of those moose would be like hitting a brick wall.
Vernon wondered why the authorities do not pick up the fresh ones like in Alaska and use the meat to feed the less fortunate. He asked a Canadian fellow about this on one of our fuel stops and we were told that the human population is just so small in this part of Canada that there is no one to eat them. They just let them lay for the wolves, coyotes, crows. or what ever else wants them.
It did make me drive with a little more eye for the next Bullwinkle that wanted to make our acquaintance.
I will continue our adventure in the next chapter, as we meet some odd folks see some odd sights, and wind our way to U.S. border. HH DC
This first photo shows a fairly fresh moose. It scores well. Note the position of the animal, a nice fall not far from the point of impact. Good bloat with extended legs. It almost looks as though it is stiff enough to stand up like a saw horse. Nice hide integrity with little viscera showing, a real dandy.
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Our next contestant also places well. Flat and well eaten,the number of crows indicates a very tasty carcass. The amount of missing moose probably is due to high wolf and coyote activity. If the windows were down at it was a little warmer I am sure this one would deserve at least a 10 for producing dry-heaves. A true B.C. classic.
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The number of these large animals along the road was cause for me to wonder what had hit them. For these critters to have been killed in such numbers would have to lead to a lot of injury on the human side of the impact. Some of those moose would be like hitting a brick wall.
Vernon wondered why the authorities do not pick up the fresh ones like in Alaska and use the meat to feed the less fortunate. He asked a Canadian fellow about this on one of our fuel stops and we were told that the human population is just so small in this part of Canada that there is no one to eat them. They just let them lay for the wolves, coyotes, crows. or what ever else wants them.
It did make me drive with a little more eye for the next Bullwinkle that wanted to make our acquaintance.
I will continue our adventure in the next chapter, as we meet some odd folks see some odd sights, and wind our way to U.S. border. HH DC