Deer Whistle....

[Red Robin]

Something of a must-have, or is it?, if you drive through country areas and might even stop you unintentionally murdering an urban fox.

Simple to install behind the grill of your motor vehicle/bike and works on airflow at above 35 mph emitting a sound 5500-5700 Hertz which humans can't hear.

Available in the UK: Deerwhistles Online Shop - Provided by Infohost Ltd

More info here across the pond: Deer whistle / accident prevention - The animal alert safety warning device.

And a vid: Deer Whistle Wildlife Warning review by Amii, consumer reports & videos

BUT, some say: YouTube - Do Deer Whistles Work?

and: YouTube - Do Deer Warning Whistles Really Work?

So, don't let those Carnobambi's get you! It's just as well that Moose haven't found their way to the UK.... Yet! I've always wanted one of those Moose calling 'whistles' which hunters use, just for a laugh.

[Btw, I have no vested or commercial interest in deer whistle sales]

[thunder]

Originally Posted by Red Robin

Simple to install behind the grill of your motor vehicle/bike and works on airflow at above 35 mph emitting a sound 5500-5700 Hertz which humans can't hear.

Best go and get your ears checked if you can't hear 5700 Hertz!

henrya

[nightshade]

Early mornings, Deer area; Drive on the cats eyes the slapping noise carries a long way, give a single toot on a blind corner and if you should get one on the road in front of you, (notice it runs to the darkness at the edge of your headlights as do Rabbits etc.) slow down, dim your lights. With Badgers the same applies except they will sometimes reverse direction completely and go back the way they came, slow to a crawl if you have time.
If you are regularly driving though this type of area have a list of people that can humanely despatch an injured animal (don't rely on the RSPCA)

[Red Robin]

Originally Posted by thunder

Best go and get your ears checked if you can't hear 5700 Hertz!

henrya

....I was just quickly repeating what it claims on the web site - I hadn't checked the Hertz values yet. Baffle the potential customer with technobabble eh? I ought to know shouldn't I as I spend several hours a week in the recording studio sound editing!

[Red Robin]

Originally Posted by nightshade

Early mornings, Deer area; Drive on the cats eyes the slapping noise carries a long way, give a single toot on a blind corner and if you should get one on the road in front of you, (notice it runs to the darkness at the edge of your headlights as do Rabbits etc.) slow down, dim your lights. With Badgers the same applies except they will sometimes reverse direction completely and go back the way they came, slow to a crawl if you have time.
If you are regularly driving though this type of area have a list of people that can humanely despatch an injured animal (don't rely on the RSPCA)

....Good advice, but as I said in the other thread:

That's a good idea if you see them far enough ahead (and have checked all your rear view mirrors first and for oncoming vehicles!). But in that case, why not sound your horn?

The problem will come if you train yourself to react to the sight of roadside deer etc by riding the cats eyes (where they actually exist) and hence potentially having a horrendous accident if you do so instinctively before doing other visual checks.

It's a normal instinct to swerve to avoid an animal in the road but you shouldn't do so. I've survived to play the Baby Bunny Blues afterwards many times. I'm afraid that it's a choice between you or them.

Found a very fresh Muntjac road kill at dawn one morning... Slung it in the boot and one of the lads is a butcher so we had a very delicious stew later on that night.

Apparently the law says it's illegal to pick up your own road kill but not someone else's. It's wasn't me, guv.

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by Red Robin

....Good advice, but as I said in the other thread:



Found a very fresh Muntjac road kill at dawn one morning... Slung it in the boot and one of the lads is a butcher so we had a very delicious stew later on that night.

Apparently the law says it's illegal to pick up your own road kill but not someone else's. It's wasn't me, guv.

Apparently the law says it's illegal to pick up your own road kill but not someone else's. It's wasn't me, guv

I think this relates to pheasants as they are game and owned not wild deer..
I could be wrong..

[faz]

Originally Posted by nightshade

Early mornings, Deer area; Drive on the cats eyes the slapping noise carries a long way, give a single toot on a blind corner and if you should get one on the road in front of you, (notice it runs to the darkness at the edge of your headlights as do Rabbits etc.) slow down, dim your lights. With Badgers the same applies except they will sometimes reverse direction completely and go back the way they came, slow to a crawl if you have time.
If you are regularly driving though this type of area have a list of people that can humanely despatch an injured animal )

(don't rely on the RSPCA
i called them once to a rta deer 2 hours befor they arrived on haldon hill which is the A38 in devon the fawn was in shock still standing so i held on to it so it did not run back in the road it died then the RSPCA turned up

[Red Robin]

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

I think this relates to pheasants as they are game and owned not wild deer..
I could be wrong..

....Are you trying to get me into trouble again?

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by Red Robin

....Are you trying to get me into trouble again?

No! your quite capable of doing that without my help..

[Red Robin]

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

No! your quite capable of doing that without my help..

.... LOL - So true but only on WAB