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muddstopper

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No in NY you need the proper tag to harvest roadkill . In my experience it’s not worth the trouble most of the meat will be bloodshot .
Taking care of bloodshot meat isnt a problem. If you put the meat in a cooler full of ice and leave it for 7-10 days, all that blood will drain out. I have taken deer shoulders that have been shot thru, put in a cooler full of ice and not lose a handfull of meat. I dont pick up road kill simply because I dont know how long the deer has laid on the road. I would be more worried about spoiled meat, than the blood shot part. Also, if the guts are busted open, I dont want any part of it.
 
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I hope you butchered him? Shame, he's a nice looking buck. Rifle season is around the corner here and were seeing more and more hit on the road I have a lot of state game lands around my place and the activity in the woods has gone through the roof again, that and archey being in season the deer are moving like crazy.
I almost totaled my car on a deer. Deer came up running out of a ditch so close I had no chance to do anything. I' m such a good customer at the fender shop they worked with me and kept the estimate down below the vehicles blue book. Then I forgot that in this state you can legally harvest road kill as long as you report it. One deer went to waste.
 
SimonHS

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Heard a chipper running just down the road from me. Went to see what's going on. Long story short, they're thinning out some dead/mistletoe trees and I get all the wood! Good start for next year's supply. Told them they don't need to chip anything bigger than 2 inches. It's all BTUs to me!

What types of trees are they taking down? Post some pictures when it arrives.
 
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Heard a chipper running just down the road from me. Went to see what's going on. Long story short, they're thinning out some dead/mistletoe trees and I get all the wood! Good start for next year's supply. Told them they don't need to chip anything bigger than 2 inches. It's all BTUs to me!
@chipper1 ? Maybe he runs around chasing deer also.
 
The Shooters Apprentice

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I hit a deer twice once. Kind of.

Traveling across Idaho, and heading up to Arco for a job, go up the big hill north of Mountian home, and I’m hauling ass down the other side in my 1 ton Chevy pulling my 24’ camper and this white tail pops out right in front of me and I hit him going every bit of 80 down that hill. Bastard flies up, over the top of my camper and smashed the windshield out of our Honda Accord that my wife was driving behind me.
 
501Maico

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I've been riding my Sportster the most,

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I also have a Yamaha XS650 twin,

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and a couple Goldwings.

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Oh my, an XS650.:eek: What I remember the most is how difficult it was to access/adjust the intake valves. I still have the special 10mm offset box wrench that I bought from the MAC man to make the job easier. These were the first year green tank models and it looks like they made it easier in later years because your intake covers look flatter. The used to have the same cover as the exhaust and it would hit the carbs when trying to remove it. .002 intake .004 exhaust, I can't remember **** nowadaze so why is that still stuck in my head. :laugh:
 
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Taking care of bloodshot meat isnt a problem. If you put the meat in a cooler full of ice and leave it for 7-10 days, all that blood will drain out. I have taken deer shoulders that have been shot thru, put in a cooler full of ice and not lose a handfull of meat. I dont pick up road kill simply because I dont know how long the deer has laid on the road. I would be more worried about spoiled meat, than the blood shot part. Also, if the guts are busted open, I dont want any part of it.
Good to know. My Dad hit a deer one year and called me wanting to know if I wanted it. I was afraid of the same things so I said no. Luckily, a woman saw the accident, stopped and said she would take it. It would be her family's meet for the winter. She called her husband and the deer didn't go to waste.
 
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Talking about running dogs, I was given a 9 mo old beagle that was found out in the wild. I didn't have a pen for him, so I chained him on the porch while I was at work. I live in a subdivision made up of large lots with woods surrounding it. He loved to run. Somehow, he'd get off his chain and be gone for days. You could hear him in the wood howling after rabbits. Neighbor complained several times about him barking in their woods at night. One day he never returned......
 
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Good morning. Last day of deer season here. I’ve been out for at least an hour every day and haven’t seen a deer since the seventh. Was really hoping my son would get a shot at one but I don’t think it’s going to happen. The DNR still has the gall to post that “bad weather and too much logging” is the reason why we don’t have any deer up here and will not mention wolves.
 

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Am home this afternoon, learning how to get around. My wife is a retired RN, so I have the best caregiver possible.

The ice machine is gold. It features a pad that surrounds my knee, held in place with velcro. Water passages inside the pad hold cold water that is pumped from a cooler on the floor with a mixture of ice and cold water to supply the pump. Only downside is the ice melts and has to be refreshed about every 3-4 hrs. Had an on-duty nurse to handle that last night. Not sure if I'll feel right about asking my home nurse to get up, drain water, and fetch ice 2--3 times tonight.

Amazing the technology we have these days. A new knee! When they wheeled me into the operating room yesterday morning, the array of equipment, and the numerous attendants scurrying around were astounding. Purdy damn cool stuff.
I thought that the ice machine was supposed to be used 30 minutes at a time. I have one plus I have the ice wrap pads. From what I recall it was 30 minutes on and 30 minutes off. When they tell you to bend that knee do it. You will need to break up the scar tissue. I did mine using my stairs and crunches. My therapist climbed up on the exercise table and put all of her weight on my knee. It really didn't hurt but she managed to break up what was left of the scar tissue. I now have full knee movement.
 
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You guys with your woodsheds! My yard looks like a homeless encampment with all the tarps covering different piles all over the place.
My "wood shed" is under my walk-out deck. I load enough under there for a year back in Aug/Sept. The rest is in the covered pile out back I shown before. Right now, fresh cut wood is being stacked by the pile waiting for winter splitting days. Probably five truck loads now.
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Taking care of bloodshot meat isnt a problem. If you put the meat in a cooler full of ice and leave it for 7-10 days, all that blood will drain out. I have taken deer shoulders that have been shot thru, put in a cooler full of ice and not lose a handfull of meat. I dont pick up road kill simply because I dont know how long the deer has laid on the road. I would be more worried about spoiled meat, than the blood shot part. Also, if the guts are busted open, I dont want any part of it.
This time of year with the temps not getting higher then the 40s I don't have any issues grabbing them. Normally your getting called right after they were hit so fresh isn't an issue. Busted guta sucks for sure, forutinatly I haven't had many thay were hit that bad.
I hit a deer twice once. Kind of.

Traveling across Idaho, and heading up to Arco for a job, go up the big hill north of Mountian home, and I’m hauling ass down the other side in my 1 ton Chevy pulling my 24’ camper and this white tail pops out right in front of me and I hit him going every bit of 80 down that hill. Bastard flies up, over the top of my camper and smashed the windshield out of our Honda Accord that my wife was driving behind me.
I've never hit a deer, but my wife seems to attract them. She hit a doe that the car in front of her hit. Took out the left fender, hood, one head light and windshield of the crv. I couldn't believe it but the deer was nowhere to be found when I got there. Had a real hard time believing it was still alive, but I didn't find it.
 
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St. Louisians are bad too. Pedal to the metal regardless of the weather conditions. Forget the speed limit.
Oh and the lack of vermin is good.... I just wish everyone would stop using filthy Four Letter Words like .... SNOW!! You guys up North can just keep your snow. Don't let it come down here!
Sorry about the 4 letter words, I'm a realist, snow happens :laugh:
A small town north of Buffalo recorded 71.5 inches of snow ❄️ that just insane!!
I've been watching the radar out further than normal since I've been driving. You could see the SE corner of all the great lakes getting slammed with lake effect, everywhere else not much going on.
We had some pretty nasty stuff around the state, since Michigan in general is SE of the lakes. Looks like it's letting up now and will be stopping here completely by noon. I'm gonna clear the drive today now that it's done. Well over 12" here, the car and mini van are dragging thru it. At least here we didn't get the sloppy wet stuff first, that's what made it a mess everywhere else. Driving in dry snow is a breeze, when it's sloppy or turns to ice on the road, it's a whole different story.
I'm glad we don't have to deal with what their getting in Buffalo.
This week it's supposed to be above freezing all week, and they are calling for 45 and rain Thursday, it's gonna be a mess :baba:.
This morning.
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It's been busy with all the snow moving here but I managed to get a cord of it loaded up in my truck for delivery. Lol 🤣. -5°C or about 23°F with the wind blowing this morning. Set aside the poplar and got an arm load of maple and ash this morning. Time for a real fire. Drinking coffee and catching up on the last 10 pages here.... putting off getting back on the tractor and digging out again.
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