How do you collect roadkill without wimping out? I tried to get an opossum but I couldn't do it. I was too nervous a car would hit me or the thing would slide out of my grip, so I just left it.
-pats- You should never feel ashamed for leaving something dead where it is if you dent feel safe getting it, after all, you don’t want to wind up just like it.
I tend to stick to things I find near the side of the road - rather than the middle, but in the off chance I find something worth the risk I keep a close eye on traffic, waiting for a large gap further up the road. You never want to run into the road and you never want to blindly run back across it, just wait for the breaks - sometimes people will even stop to let you back across safely.
It is best to go in the early hours of the day, when traffic is the least frantic (five to nine AM. Though, 7-8 AM can be tricky depending on if its a weekend and if school is currently in session)…It helps to have a general idea of your areas traffic times, and always wear bright colors if you go out and it is still dark
I have only two things slip out of my hand - an armadillo (when holding it by the smooth tail) and a really far gone cat I shouldn’t have bothered to pick up anyway…..It smelled really bad, it looked bad…it was bad, it was practically a liquid kind of bad. As long as you get a firm grip on either the tail or leg you shouldn’t have a problem with things slipping out of your grip =3