Road kill

[bobm]

My wife got work assignment for this week in Bend, Ore. . So, we had to wake up early to leave by 5 AM . Driving in the Cascades Mts. we saw several road kills on and on the edge of the road... 4 possums, 3 racoons, 1 crow, 1 very mangled deer, and 1 yearling bear. After we left the Mountains and entered Indian Reservation lands, we saw 2 bands of ferral horses. Also, a lone stallion that had obviously had lost his mares due to loosing a fight to another stallion or was the interloper that lost a challange. He had multiple open wounds on his body and limping badly, so in desperate need of Veterinary aid. That is IF a tribe member calls for a Verterinarian. ( there are numerous houses scattered throughout the reservation).And, if a Veterinarian is willing to come out, catch the stallion and treat it for free.

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

It breaks my heart to see dead animals. They have no idea how to avoid a road. I've hit a few squirrels in my life and one time in college centered over a chicken, which when I looked back from my VW beetle, all I saw were feathers. Sad.

The tribe is probably not interested in treating the stallion. They prob don't have the money.

 

[Nyboy]

The deer here wait for cars, think its a game for them. Early morning always 3 to 4 bodies on local high way.

 

[bobm]

It breaks my heart to see dead animals. They have no idea how to avoid a road. I've hit a few squirrels in my life and one time in college centered over a chicken, which when I looked back from my VW beetle, all I saw were feathers. Sad.

The tribe is probably not interested in treating the stallion. They prob don't have the money.

The tribe owns a casino ! One can see quite large homes scattered for miles around and set way back from the highway. I guess that they are not interested in farming as there is a stark difference in the condition between tribal lands and the productive farm lands owned by others from the border and beyond onwards. Just for your information .... our next door neighbors in Ca. are of a tribe that also owns a casino. Momma, Daddy and their 2 DDs then add Grandpa that lives with them ... each ones' share of casino profits amounts to $14,500 / month. So not quite ready for government dole.



















The tribe is probably not interested in treating the stallion. They prob don't have the money.[/QUOTE]

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

oh my.....

I adopted my Parker (now deceased) from a Tribe in Covelo, CA. They breed McNab border collies, but when they don't sell, they set them loose. Guess the Covelo tribe don't own a casino.

 

[Nyboy]

was watching video on youtube, some of the poorest housing is on Indian reservations. not all tribes own casinos

 

[Nyboy]

 

[bobm]

A fire, more likely then not human caused as a witness said that he saw someone driving on the highway and tossing "objects" out of a window, has now burned 53,000 acres of chapparel sagebrush (home of the reservation ferral horses) as well as several homes on the Warm Springs Indian reservation in Ore. ( the one that we drove thrugh last Monday ) and still burning . Only 20% contained! The fire and smoke has closed the highway last Wednesday, so last Friday we had to detour through Sisters, Ore. and up over the Cascade Mts. and National Forest where the traffic was backed up and at a standstill for miles.

 

[Smart Red]

Why anyone would want to do that is beyond my comprehension. Has to be a special place in Hades for someone like that.

 

[Carol Dee]

Why anyone would want to do that is beyond my comprehension. Has to be a special place in Hades for someone like that.

I sure hope so.