brit pete: Try not to hit one of these then when they cross the roads over here in GERMANY shown HERE And they love running across the Autobahn
also likes chasing squaddies about in the woods when we where out on exercise, spent many a nite on stag up a tree in the 80’s lol
Me too, many hours were spent up trees in the days before mobile phones. We had to wait for the range wardens to come along and chase the horrible critter!!. I was based in Fally right in the middle of the largest tank ranges in Europe!!
Here in Germany when you have a accident with and WILD GAME you report it to the police and the FORSTMEISTER ; the pay for any DAMAGE done not your Insurance in 99.9% of cases
brit pete: Try not to hit one of these then when they cross the roads over here in GERMANY shown HERE And they love running across the Autobahn
The good old Grunny pig!!! The amount of RTC’s I attended on the range roads out in Germany when I was in the RMP. They have been known to walk in front of a long wheel base Land Rover, write it off and walk away!!! Which is why motorists are advised to take out wildlife cover with their car insurance.
The Grunny Pig or better known as Sanglier en Marinade
Now I have to buy her indoors a Wombat, so cute… Depends what they taste like
brit pete: Here in Germany when you have a accident with and WILD GAME you report it to the police and the FORSTMEISTER ; the pay for any DAMAGE done not your Insurance in 99.9% of cases
Back in the early 90’s when I was in Germany I actually had wildlife cover on my insurance, It was only a small amount on my policy but it replaced the car if written off.
if you was forces THEN as occupying forces they followed other rules ,at that time perhaps but this system has been in place for years, and I never took any cover like that when I had my cars, and even now not got any cover like that I will ask a friend who has been here since the end of the war , and see what he says,
Just returned home from lunch at the lake (Canada ■■■■■ eh ?),and met some wildlife along the way which neither myself or BTD have mentioned,namely Buffalo.Not as prolific nowadays,but since being reintroduced to the wild some 20 years ago the numbers are steadily increasing.
They make a superb burger.
hi guys.living up here in lappland large animals are a fact of life[reindeer,moose and bear being the biggest]this winter i have seen at least 1 or 2 dead reindeer each day as i travel to and from work[70kms]the problem is the reindeer forage for food in the snow.due to the depth of the snow[about 1m to 1m50]when they move they take a giant leap out of the snow onto the road[usually in front of a truck]which is why all the cars and trucks up here have a big bank of lights and a large cow[moose,reindeer]bar on the front.if you hit a reindeer you must phone the police so they can move it and contact the owner.all reindeer are privately owned and tagged.the owner then claims for the animal from his insurance[they are worth more dead than alive]moose are a different matter.you still have to contact the police but they react differently as i saw this winte.a norwegian truck hit a moose 2kms from my house.the police came[the truck driver has no blame].they then phoned my neighbour,we went,with a tractor to the accident site,slung a chain round the moose,dragged it back to the village and directly butchered it.about an hour later the police came,had a coffee,and went away with a hind quarter of moose in the boot of their volvo.so everyone was hoppy exept the norwegian who had to have new grill for his truck.if you insure a car or pick up here for an extra tenner you get full comp animal insurance which includes all repairs,towing costs and a loan car.mike
brit pete: Try not to hit one of these then when they cross the roads over here in GERMANY shown HERE And they love running across the Autobahn
The good old Grunny pig!!! The amount of RTC’s I attended on the range roads out in Germany when I was in the RMP. They have been known to walk in front of a long wheel base Land Rover, write it off and walk away!!! Which is why motorists are advised to take out wildlife cover with their car insurance.
The Grunny Pig or better known as Sanglier en Marinade
Now I have to buy her indoors a Wombat, so cute… Depends what they taste like
Forgive my cultural ignorance Wheel Nut but that looks disgusting! (and i’m no vegetarian!) I’ve got a massive dent in my car bonnet at the moment from a pheasant strike last year - glad it didn’t hit my windscreen…
Forgive my cultural ignorance Wheel Nut but that looks disgusting! (and i’m no vegetarian!) I’ve got a massive dent in my car bonnet at the moment from a pheasant strike last year - glad it didn’t hit my windscreen…
It may look disgusting but Wild Boar is a lovely tasting meat. Much darker than pork and much stronger taste. try it by taste not looks
Id say I have one of the weirdest situated road kills… A mouse trapped in the centre plastic section between bonnet and windscreen on my Volvo… Anyone like a guess as to how it got there?
scottishcruiser:
Id say I have one of the weirdest situated road kills… A mouse trapped in the centre plastic section between bonnet and windscreen on my Volvo… Anyone like a guess as to how it got there?
Ive hit 3 owls in the space March/April in my NEW lorry… Them things are built like lards of fat, just clatter your lorry like hell, touch wood so far no damage. The 2nd time I hit one it stayed for a wee while (I hit it @ Gatehouse Of Fleet - A75) and tipped Asda Bedford then re-loaded Coalville. When I was taking my time off I checked water level to find Mr Mousey stuck in my grill. No wonder the owl stayed flapping around my window. Wee Mouse had a fair trip also before I hoaked it out.
brit pete: Here in Germany when you have a accident with and WILD GAME you report it to the police and the FORSTMEISTER ; the pay for any DAMAGE done not your Insurance in 99.9% of cases
Similar in Poland. If you hit an animal, you have to find which hunting council is responsible for this area and claim from them.
But:
If you hit an animal in the place signed like that:
it’s your fault, as you have been warned. If you hit this animal elsewhere, you have fairly good chance to be paid for damages.
But it was also my thought: this H&S obsesed country do not protect drivers from wildlife (and wildlife from drivers). In Poland many motorways and trunkroads in the forrest are fenced with some under or overpasses for wildlife created… they even build some tunnels for frogs and hedgehogs
I was based in the Falklands for 4 months in the early 90’s. I was on patrol of Mare Harbour when all of a sudden in my headlights I saw a shadow. It was only when we got closer, that we discoved that it was an emporer penguin, some 8 miles away from it’s colony. We managed to jump on it, stick it in the back of the patrol car and return it home.
The Highway Man:
I was based in the Falklands for 4 months in the early 90’s. I was on patrol of Mare Harbour when all of a sudden in my headlights I saw a shadow. It was only when we got closer, that we discoved that it was an emporer penguin, some 8 miles away from it’s colony. We managed to jump on it, stick it in the back of the patrol car and return it home.
Some say that’s also how they get their Christmas dinner in the Falklands.
The Highway Man:
I was based in the Falklands for 4 months in the early 90’s. I was on patrol of Mare Harbour when all of a sudden in my headlights I saw a shadow. It was only when we got closer, that we discoved that it was an emporer penguin, some 8 miles away from it’s colony. We managed to jump on it, stick it in the back of the patrol car and cook it for tea
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