white tail gathering

[bowbum]

We had snow squalls all day and finally when we got a break the deer seemed anxious to come out of shelter to feed. Nineteen in this group and there was another smaller group uphill from these.

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[dennyf]

Was at camp yesterday afternoon, until this afternoon. Took a quick drive around before dark, over 40 out feeding in less than half a square mile area.

[fleroo]

Glad you missed that mess on 81. Sadly there were deaths.

[whitefalcon]

Sad!

[dennyf]

Wasn't much better coming down Rt. 15 yesterday. Snow squalls and strong winds down past Trout Run. Never got to white out conditions like it did on 81, but it was close a few times and very few slowed down at all. idiots.

Temps in the teens, so the snow was sticking to the roads in some areas, but it didn't affect most of the traffic.

Some dense squalls where there are lots of curves and steep downhill parts on Steam Valley, but most of the traffic flew past me going 75 to 80, where I'd slowed down to 60-65. Even where the snow was swirling on the road and could've made for slippery spots.

Only whiteout I ever got into, was close to home. I turned around and went back, wasn't worth the risk.

Did almost get nailed on 81 some years ago in the fall. Coming back from where my parents are buried at the National Cemetery, heavy traffic rolling south 70 MPH and greater. Came over a knoll and both lanes are at a dead stop. I got 'er whoaed up, looked in the mirror and here comes a semi that wasn't gonna get stopped.

My first instinct was to get off on the shoulder, rather than get creamed by the semi. But that's where he went, narrowly avoiding me. He somehow kept control and wound up many hundreds of feet past me, still on the shoulder.

It was Friday late afternoon before the first PSU home football game, guess that's why the traffic was backed up? I bailed at the next exit, got the hell off the interstate and over onto Rt. 22.

[CoureurDeBois]

Anytime the weather turns bad, and I'm on a interstate or major highway , I'm off at the first exit headed for the byway. Too many idiots on the previous headed for being the first at the scene of the accident.

[bowbum]

I've encountered unforeseen blinding snow and rain on interstates and it is scary. I always pull off or exit but there is no shortage of pure idiots who want to display their bad-weather driving skills ---- ha ha ha!

[fleroo]

I'll second all that. Until pandemic, and I started WFH 2 yrs ago, I spent 33 years travelling 100 mile round trips on I-70, I-79, and 376. The whiteouts were the scariest. Way less concerned at what was in front of me, than what could be barreling up behind me..

[dennyf]

Looking at the north central news blog I check daily, been quite a few wrecks on Rt. 15 lately, people going too fast and hitting ice patches well north of Williamsport. All were cited for driving too fast for conditions.

Not long after the new southbound section of Rt. 15 in the Steam Valley area opened, buddy and I were coming home from deer season and there was a semi down over the bank on one right hand curve. Dozens of people out there getting the trailer's contents back up to another truck. Icy curve, apparently and the truck went for a spin?

Several years ago the Spring PFSC conference was out in Clarion. Going west on i-80, snow squalls were the norm past Clearfield and into Clarion. Got to the hotel and the lots weren't even plowed, with about 6" of fresh snow.

Couple times on I-80 closer to Clarion, it snowed hard enough to slow down a bit. At one point looked in the mirror and there's a "convoy" of four black Suburbans in the passing lane, going about 80 MPH thru them squalls. Went past me, all had Fed. Gov. plates on them.

I think Dutch and Kathy may have been at that conference? Feds were likely looking for them.