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harshadt said:
And you’re telling me you didn’t do that with your car, first year of production, new transmission and design and no history of reliability at that time?
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I didn't redline it but I did floor it a few times. I drove it home 2 hours from Cullens. I didn't use the cruise, but I went with the flow of traffic. Like I said with modern manufacturing techniques and tolerances it's ridiculous to think you will do any harm by driving the car harder than the manual. THEY are protecting THEIR ass! I've done it that way all my life and sold my 23 year old Camaro still running like a champ. If something is going to break it will regardless.
 
I will not use the cruise control, I will not drive it in a hole, I will not stab the brakes too hard, I will not drive it through your yard, I will not break the tires loose, I will not hit a strolling goose, I will not crack the spinning cam, I will just drive it, Sam I am.
 
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MKC8 said:
They move out of the way a lot faster, if you don't stop, and just keep rolling forward. Doing this, I've never hit one.
Geese are annoying, but they're not stupid.
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Depends on which car I'm driving. If it's the beater I teach them how to get out of the way quickly! :)
 
harshadt said:
Up here substitute goose with moose. And they don’t move out of your way regardless of speed lol. Maybe just drive under their body between their legs? 😆
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Reminds me when we drove up to Thunder Bay a few summers ago. We were seing the moose warnings everywhere and I kept on saying to the wife to watch for some ( would be kinda nice to see one outside of a zoo). We saw bears, coyotes and foxes but never a moose. Beautiful drive up that I will probably do again in the Vette at some point.
 
harshadt said:
Fall time, so right about now, they will start venturing out. And in the middle of the night they seem to get hypnotized by the headlights- they just look and don’t move. So definitely no speeding at night- moose are much scarier than the OPP
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We get a lot of Bison on highway three, the only road going south. I saw a total of about twenty on the way back from Alberta a few weeks ago. They have been moving further north the last few years and are quite close to Yellowknife now. Not a big problem during the day but at night their a fright . Then again there not a whole lot bigger than a C8 , lol .
 
We got stopped twice going and coming at Muncho Lake PP on the AlCan a few years back by a good sized herd of bison. Guy that lived near their chosen Bison-crossing came out and chased them off the highway with a small dirt bike. They were not amused. No one got out of their vehicle to take pics or help. Wise decision.
Got stopped on US89 just north of Jackson, WY around the same time. Could not believe the loons that got out of their vehicles and tried to get close up pics. Some even had cameras on tripods. We were just waiting for one of the bulls to decide he wasn't in the photog mood, but nothing happened before we were able to get by them. Lucky.
 
MKC8 said:
We got stopped twice going and coming at Muncho Lake PP on the AlCan a few years back by a good sized herd of bison. Guy that lived near their chosen Bison-crossing came out and chased them off the highway with a small dirt bike. They were not amused. No one got out of their vehicle to take pics or help. Wise decision.
Got stopped on US89 just north of Jackson, WY around the same time. Could not believe the loons that got out of their vehicles and tried to get close up pics. Some even had cameras on tripods. We were just waiting for one of the bulls to decide he wasn't in the photog mood, but nothing happened before we were able to get by them. Lucky.
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:phone:Bison bait . Somebody call the men in the white jackets.All city slickers I would bet .
 
1st Vette said:
:phone:Bison bait . Somebody call the men in the white jackets.All city slickers I would bet .
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Not sure which would hurt more, moose or bison.
Saw the herds behind fences (same Alaska trip) east of Edmonton. Pretty cool.
I think they're the offspring of the herds that were sent up from the US.
 
MKC8 said:
Not sure which would hurt more, moose or bison.
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The problem with moose is that the bottom of their belly is about the same level as your engine hood. So when you hit them straight on they have a tendency to go through the windshield. 1800 lbs of raw meat right in the kisser .
 
MKC8 said:
Not sure which would hurt more, moose or bison.
Saw the herds behind fences (same Alaska trip) east of Edmonton. Pretty cool.
I think they're the offspring of the herds that were sent up from the US.
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Be nice if they bred like rabbits. They are damn tasty . I prefer it to beef.
 
1st Vette said:
Be nice if they bred like rabbits. They are damn tasty . I prefer it to beef.
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My hunting buddy is a retired butcher and we cut about 100 animals each hunting season. Did 2 elk yesterday and I had tenderloin the hunter gifted me tonight for supper. Was very tasty but i still prefer moose as well.
 
1st Vette said:
Be nice if they bred like rabbits. They are damn tasty . I prefer it to beef.
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Moose or bison? I've had both, and while the health aspects of each are arguably superior to beef, I'll go with a New York (or any well cut) Striploin any day. I sampled bison, on New Years eve, circa 1983 (before it was trendy or popular or widely available?) at a very posh restaurant in Oakville. Served rare, with a Bearnaise type sauce, veg garnish. It was interestingly different, but not enough to leave AAA beef. Same for moose. A guy I worked with in the late '70s had family in NB. They harvested a moose, and sent him some of it. We had it pan seared (sorry, IIRC) and it also wasn't bad, but not enough to swear off Elsie forever.
 
MKC8 said:
Moose or bison? I've had both, and while the health aspects of each are arguably superior to beef, I'll go with a New York (or any well cut) Striploin any day. I sampled bison, on New Years eve, circa 1983 (before it was trendy or popular or widely available?) at a very posh restaurant in Oakville. Served rare, with a Bearnaise type sauce, veg garnish. It was interestingly different, but not enough to leave AAA beef. Same for moose. A guy I worked with in the late '70s had family in NB. They harvested a moose, and sent him some of it. We had it pan seared (sorry, IIRC) and it also wasn't bad, but not enough to swear off Elsie forever.
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Bison , like any cut or type of meat I suppose there are a lot of variables but when Bison is good it’s really good. As for moose a good rule is keep away from the bone and visible fat . A two year old cow can be very tender and not taste “ wild “ at all . The best place to try it is probably with the person who harvested it …..sorry , I have to go make a sandwich.
 

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