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'Suicidal deer' sign making drivers take notice
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| January 12, 2016
Posted on 01/12/2016 5:03:41 AM PST by SJackson
They’ve left no notes behind. And it’s fairly certain they’re not doing it for the insurance money. But “suicidal deer†are apparently such a big problem in Paxton, Ill. that its county is installing signs to warn drivers.
Calling the deer “suicidal,†of course, may be something of a misnomer. More likely, they just don’t know to be cautious around speeding vehicles with bright headlights. But whatever the reason, it’s certainly an issue in Paxton: 33 vehicle collisions with deer were reported in 2015, according to The Paxton Record.
Button Township Highway Commissioner Ron Hilligoss stumbled onto the idea of the eye-catching signs during a conversation with his nephew.
“My nephew sent me a picture of one of these signs out in Colorado about six months ago,†Hilligoss told The Record. “He texted it to me, and I thought it was really a good thing because it gets your attention. So we had had a Ford County Highway Department meeting and I said, ‘Can you get me these signs?’â€
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:03:41 AM PST
by
SJackson
To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..
Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:05:39 AM PST
by
SJackson
(What I’m watching in him (O), is uncertainty...a leader doesn’t give sh*t...he gets it don)
To: SJackson
What’s next Despondent Ducks? Apathetic Antelopes? Grumpy Geese? Belligerent Bears? ;-)
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:07:54 AM PST
by
r_barton
To: SJackson
Deer can read?
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:08:57 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(*Security, confiscate their coats. Get them out of here. It's 10 below zero out there ~DJT)
To: SJackson
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:13:04 AM PST
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: SJackson
North Korea has the Deer Leader. ;-)
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:14:02 AM PST
by
r_barton
To: SJackson
To: SJackson
More likely, they just don't know to be cautious around speeding vehicles with bright headlights.No, really?
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:24:23 AM PST
by
A_perfect_lady
(Welfare: It's a Safety Net, Not a Hammock.)
To: r_barton
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:32:29 AM PST
by
Salamander
(I made friends with a lot of people in the danger zone...)
To: SJackson
Wait a minute... I’ve seen this movie... it ends badly.
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:34:45 AM PST
by
Freeport
(The proper application of high explosives will remove all obstacles.)
To: rjsimmon
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:34:51 AM PST
by
Salamander
(I made friends with a lot of people in the danger zone...)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:34:55 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING ’VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: r_barton
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:36:07 AM PST
by
djf
("It's not about being nice, it's about being competent!" - Donald Trump)
To: JoeProBono
Yep.
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:40:15 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(*Security, confiscate their coats. Get them out of here. It's 10 below zero out there ~DJT)
To: Daffynition
I hit a deer once... $6k in damage to my car and I was incredibly shaken up. My husband was sleeping next to me as I was driving along, when BOOM! He woke up with a start and said, what the heck was that. I told him a deer just committed suicide! True story....
To: Darksheare
We know you’re involved somehow...
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:49:53 AM PST
by
null and void
(This war starts in the spiritual realm-it will end in ours though.)
To: r_barton
Well, no. They did not use alliteration so one should assume none of those would be next.
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:51:41 AM PST
by
Hatteras
To: r_barton
How about lying liberals with an X through it?
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posted on
01/12/2016 5:55:24 AM PST
by
certrtwngnut
(Irony,Hillary in the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora,N.Y.)
To: SJackson
There’s a bloody stretch of I75 just north of Cincinnati due to deer. Never seen such a mess.
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posted on
01/12/2016 6:00:07 AM PST
by
griswold3
(Just another unlicensed nonconformist in am dangerous Liberal world.)
To: null and void; TheOldLady; humblegunner
I’m pinging two character witnesses who can attest that I have nothing to do with despondent or suicidal deer.
Zombie deer, maybe.
Are they sure these aren’t zombie deer?
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posted on
01/12/2016 6:00:34 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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