I was down on my Bull Elk hunt in Az. and I had this crazy event take place.
Good luck, Robb
About a 30 minute drive @ 55 mph, no rush relax and enjoy the drive.
A Jackrabbit or two runs across the pavement but I've got all my driving lights on and I most of the time can catch them before they get on the pavement.
Sometimes in the past I have seen elk on the pavement or just off to the side .
Something, I'm thinking a Yote, I hit with my truck.
But as it goes Airborne, I see it has a big thick-n-long tail.
It's a Mnt. Lion.
So I go to one of the Highway/emergency turn arounds and drive back down, repeat through a turn around and slowly drive back up to where I hit it.
Hardly any traffic this early, so I see it off the pavement in the median.
I get a mile marker # and continue with my morning plans.
Later after making a few phone calls, I go back and get a few pix ect.
Sorry about your luck buddy. No matter what it is, it sucks to run over things unexpectedly.
I get razzed for doing extra stuff to my truck, but I think by getting my front-end bumper -guard powder coated before installing saved me some major paint damage ect.
I did have to re-adjust one of my side tilt driving lights and a little cleaning up but all is well.
Good luck, Robb
This one is a way cooler story!!! I can only imagine when you noticed that big long tail swing around
Two lane road out of the Navajo Nations Reservation rt. 64.
It might have had a tattoo ---Iowa or Bust.....
Greg it was a rifle hunt so I'll prolly do a re-cap on M&M.
I had no interest in keeping it or buying a non-ressy tag so I could keep it. Reason being I already have a dandy Tom in my T-Room and I don't need two!! haha
Good luck, Robb
i had a job that required lots of travel in rural eastern oregon. i come across this road kill cat in 2019. it seemed like it was there only a day or two.
over about a decade, i recall three occasions where cats cross the road in front of me. it was always early in the morning right around daylight. one of them was quite large and stood up out of some tall grass as i stopped to look at elk and deer in a field. apparently, he was watching them too.
Good for you RonP.
I did get one of my early magazine articles from my harvested Mnt. Lion. The old .58 caliber w/patch and ball and a #11 percussion cap, like 60-70 yards accuracy. Hell, guys shoot bows that far now a days.
Good luck, Robb
Very funny, Robb…;-)
