any one have a grill gaurd ?

[LibertyFever]

I see a lot of those "whistles" on cars & trucks but I'm not sure they do any good.
Moose are pretty slow moving creatures. The fact that your moose wasn't on the road was likely just by chance.

I think the best defense against moose, deer and other animals on the highways is slowing down and getting better driving lamps so you can see them first.

Up here in Canada there's a push for fencing every mile of the highways but that can be expensive.

Has anybody ever come across caribou, elk or reindeer on the highways? I've heard they travel in herds. That would definitely ruin my night, especially if I hit a reindeer. No more Rudolf.

 

[new jeep owner]

I hear what youre saying about the moose.
I lived In New Brunswick for 25 years. hit one with a tractor trailer once, I was lucky.
a guy a couple weeks later wasn't . as for the deer whistles I realy don't know, Ive used them before and they didn't seem to make a difference . but to each they're own.

 

[LibertyTC]

L.F. Quote:That would definitely ruin my night, especially if I hit a reindeer. No more Rudolf.
I doubt you would hit Rudolf, you would see that glowing nose a mile away with the lights off!:smokin: But who knows ..You might get Blitzen!:killit:

N.J.O - When you hit the animals were any of the vehicles equipped with the Deer Alert whistles?

 

[new jeep owner]

actually no they weren't . you may be on to some thing here.

 

[LibertyFever]

If I could fit one of these on my Libby you can bet I would;

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Heck you wouldn't even need to slow down if you hit a moose...or a Prius for that matter :happy175:

 

[hyde]

Exactly, bull bars, or any bars for that matter is just for the looks, I have yet to see one that protects that well or makes things better, unless you are in a minor collusion and it protected your bumper from dents. I hated the idea of hauling extra weight and have loss of clearance/room, especially living in city, people stopping short, or with barely enough room to fit the jeep in tight parallel parking spots. Imagine, you are with a heavy duty bumper guard, and you just tap someone in the ass slightly on a heavy traffic when someone cuts him off and he stops.. Sure, you shouldn't be following closely, but shit happens, and what do you have? Suddenly a case that should have been "that's nothing, forget about it, happy holidays - or - Sorry about it, here is a $100 for your trouble" will turn into a "oh my god, my neck, my back, my bumper, my trunk.." So yeah, unless you are get something like that rig or spikes up front so that when you hit a dear it instantly turns it into a shish kebob, I don't see the point in getting grill guards or bull bars.. again, other than looks.

 

[huntbuggy]

Agree with safe driving and slowing down for big game takes #1 over any contraption. Deer seem to ***** easily and sometimes even freeze a bit like rabbits when I have the fogs on and stay in ditches and fencelines. But moose...

We have less moose and elk here (now reintroduced close to my area - yeehaw) than say NB or NF where they are a really fatal problem, but we hunt them just north of here. I always slow for moose even on major highways, put the blinkers on and take it easy or shoulder it slow... they have an interesting tendancy to double back unlike flighty deer and retrace exactly from where they came - really dangerous.

My wife has a cousin in a wheelchair after a moose hit in '99 so we take moose really seriously - they are enourmous and no vehicle is moose proof. Bear are becoming more urbanized here too but at least they're just black bear - I can't imaging out west what kind of grizzly road encounters would be like...

Knock wood I have only hit small fur and fowl and have sirens on both our vehicles just in case but nothing trumps logic and good safe driving, on or off road (Or enginebright to get blood, fur and feathers off your cowl and skids :happy175: )

 

[Rennagade]

I installed a bull bar as a deterrent from people parallel parking in front of me and hitting my bumper. I also always leave something installed in my rear hitch (step, hitch ball, D-Ring) to deter them from hitting the rear bumper. I frequently park on the street (manhattan, Boston, Philly, DC...) so it helps. It was also the reason I chose to get a sport because I didn't want to worry about paint chips on the bumper from people hitting them.

 

[J-Thompson]

Holly back from the dead
This topic is pushing 2 years old
How does this happen?

 

[Moosemuffins]

Take it from a guy that has a ARB bumper. They are fantastic. I have been in 2 small accidents. Both traveling less then 20 miles an hour.