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| So You Think Your Job Stinks? |
| 2009-11-18 |
| A North Buffalo Township, PA, man is keeping his promise to neighbors and has begun removing a pile of hundreds of dead deer from his property. Neighbors came to Channel 11 News on Monday, saying the stench and sight are more than they can take. On Monday, property owner Randy Good said he is in the process of loading the dead deer into Dumpsters, so he can get them off his Sportsman Road land. Good is paid by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to collect deer, which he then takes to a specific pit. However, he told Channel 11 News that his truck broke down and he didn't know what else to do with the dead animals, so he brought them home. Um, get the truck fixed? Inspector! How do you do it? He said the dumps weren't open on the weekends, so the deer started to pile high. Good, who collects the deer from the side of the road in five counties, said he gathers 50 to 100 a day. "I cover Westmoreland, Washington, Beaver, Lawrence and Armstrong," Good said. Some neighbors said the carcasses could be smelled up to a half-mile away. "It's just, there's no way to describe what it is. It's horrible," said neighbor Sue Bryan. Good said there's no pleasing some people. He said his immediate neighbors have not complained one bit about the mess, but he's cleaning it nonetheless. "Usually around sunset, you can't breathe out here," said neighbor Dallas Bryan. Good apologizes for the inconvenience and said PennDOT is aware of the situation. According to the contract, Good is not doing anything wrong. He has to pick up deer within 24 hours of being contacted but has no time frame on disposing of the deer. "I don't want them there as much as anyone else," said Good. "Everyone has a job. This is part of it." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #9 Go to your room. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-11-18 22:53 |
| #8 In a rut at work? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-11-18 12:42 |
| #7 Back in the 70's the fresh kills went to the kitchens to feed the poor and interred then some do-goody decided it wasn't inspected or some such so they dumped perfectly good and tasty venison in the landfills. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2009-11-18 11:18 |
| #6 Fred says he's never eaten a pheasant he shot. |
| Posted by: Gloria 2009-11-18 08:32 |
| #5 Maybe go Deer hunting in the car? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-11-18 08:29 |
| #4 Joe - come back and visit! During a night trip on US209 between Stroudsburg and Milford (about 25 miles) I once counted 37 dead deer and they looked pretty fresh. Why I can't seem to find one when deer hunting is another story I guess. |
| Posted by: GORT 2009-11-18 08:11 |
| #3 Joe, I don't know what part of PA you live in, but where I grew up deer + cars caused a lot of accidents, usually resulting in damaged cars and dead deer. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-11-18 07:39 |
| #2 Several bags of lime would go a long way to cutting that stench. They have lime in PA, don't they? |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2009-11-18 02:05 |
| #1 "Collects 50-100 a day" > I have my doubts on this. I've lived and been all around PA - lucky iff a deer gets drunk and slams into a car. IME not that many even by "natural causes". |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-18 01:40 |