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ShazzieB

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42. Not slowing down for elk!?

Sun Nov 22, 2020, 09:24 PM

Nov 2020

Even if you're a big enough jerk to not care about the animals, that's just crazy. We don't have elk where I live, but we have plenty of white tailed deer, and hitting one of those guys can easily total a car. (Ask me how I know. ) Elk are waayyy bigger than white tails. I can't imagine not driving super cautiously around critters that size. I guess some people are just idiots.

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