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Old 12-01-2006, 01:03 PM
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Hiawatha
 
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Default RE: elk accidents?

ORIGINAL: Mundt

I'm wondering if there are a lot of elk and moose that get hit by cars?
Depending on the area yes. I hit an elk this June with my truck and my Dad hit a moose last week with his truck. Lucky the moose swung into the front fender rather than head on. I have not seen his truck yet but he said it is only the fender that is damaged. Bad thing with moose is that they are not as easy to spot as deer or elk in the lights and also they refuse to move off of the road. I had minimal damage to my truck because it was a young cow elk and I climbed right over it like a log. 2 weeks ago some young kids in my area were not so lucky. They swerved to avoid missing a moose into an oncoming dually pulling a cattle trailer. Ended up the boys hit the moose as well as the trailer and were killed. I can think of at least 4 other people in my area who have been killed in my lifetime from moose.
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