There’s a lot to be said for being able to get food right from your backyard. Usually this means from a garden or local farm, but what if it meant a delicious slab of meat fresh off the road? Well, that will be possible starting in 2019. Starting New Year’s Day, Oregonians will legally be […]
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Warning: Wildlife on Highway
Project to protect wildlife passage across Hwy. 97 sees a reduction in collisions between vehicles and animals
Many Central Oregon drivers fall into two categories: those who have hit mule deer and those who know someone who has. Fortunately for both deer and driver, a 4-mile section along Hwy. 97 south of Lava Butte now provides both with safe passage. In June 2012, the Oregon Department of Transportation completed the Lava Butte […]
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What Do You Do With A Dead Deer?
All day long the tune “what do you do with a drunken sailor” has been skipping through my mind—except the replacing some of the key words with “dead deer.” As I padded around my house this morning, with a cereal bowl in my hand, I looked out the window—and saw a deer laying dead by […]
