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tantalor04/23/20253 repliesview on HN

You could snare the does and put high-vis reflective vests on them.


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Bender04/25/2025

I fed about 110 deer during this last winter. I wanted to put something reflective on them and the senior game warden said no. There is very little I am permitted to do for them. I am not even permitted to protect them from predators. I can not put a sign next to the highway to watch for them, only the department of transportation can. I kept them off the highway all winter but mid spring they go their own way, mostly into the mountains but about 4 or 5 packs cross the highway. People think they are dumb but they just have incredibly poor depth perception and cars are much quieter these days. Noisy trucks and motorcycles will make them run back to me. EV's will need a sound system that makes them sound like a big-rig with jake-brakes and straight pipes. Let's make it happen.

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HeyLaughingBoy04/24/2025

At 100 animals/sq-mile if they could snare them, they'd probably just shoot them at that point.

squigz04/24/2025

Do they need a hard hat too?