Elk crossing

[uctofeej]

From the website:

"only in Canada.......

This is the actual turnoff from Banff to the # 1 highway to Calgary. Great picture isn't it? After the highway was built there were far too many accidents. So they had to build the animals (especially the elk) their own crossing because that was where their natural crossing had been. I understand it didn't take the animals long to learn that this was their 'road.'"

 

[vol210]

We have an underpass on I-90 just east of North Bend WA for the elk & deer. Same reason.

 

[Toecutter]

From the website:
"only in Canada.......

Nice that they figured out how to coexist with the natural environment. Kinda like we did with all those pesky <edit to omit political rant>.

 

[juniorfjr]

They have had to learn to coexist with the elk, they are bigger and can be mean. We were up there in the late 80's and during a round of golf a large group just started grazing in the fairway. Let them play through!

 

[user 6393]

They have had to learn to coexist with the elk, they are bigger and can be mean. We were up there in the late 80's and during a round of golf a large group just started grazing in the fairway. Let them play through!

There is a course here in Tofino, BC that has a local rule that states:

"If a bear wanders on to the fairway and walks off with your ball, you get a free drop"

Seems fair...*LMAO*

 

[OrangevaleFJR]

They have had to learn to coexist with the elk, they are bigger and can be mean. We were up there in the late 80's and during a round of golf a large group just started grazing in the fairway. Let them play through!

There is a course here in Tofino, BC that has a local rule that states:

"If a bear wanders on to the fairway and walks off with your ball, you get a free drop"

Seems fair...*LMAO*

So if you chase a mountain lion that stole your ball, and catch him, do you get a free drop, or does that cost a stroke?

I've seen a few of those bridges for animals...Great idea.

 

[Toecutter]

So if you chase a mountain lion that stole your ball, and catch him, do you get a free drop, or does that cost a stroke?

No, but if you stake out his dinner and he takes offense, you can shoot him, from what I've heard....

 

[FastJoyRide]

There are several "ungulate crossing" (I'm not making this stuff up!) overpasses between Calgary and Golden, BC on Highway #1 though the Canadian Rockies. Unlike the one in the picture above, most of these are landscaped with dirt, trees, bushes etc. to encourage the deer, elk, moose etc. to use them to cross the road. You can't see animals on them from the road, but I'm told that they handle a lot of traffic and work like a damn!

On the Coquihalla Highway from the Okanagan Valley to Hope, BC, they built ungulate subway tunnels - and 14 foot high fences that some of the deer can still clear!

 

[NoCage]

Those moose and deer are street *******... at least that's what the moose and deer on the trails call 'em. :evilsmiley03: