Friday Night Web Picks--Dead Animals Near Viroqua

By borges, Section Friday Web Picks
Posted on Fri May 16, 2008 at 06:16:06 PM CST

Since the weather is nice and there are so many activities this weekend, I thought I'd highlight all the dead animals turning up around Viroqua. (time to reach for the low-hanging fruit)

The Broadcaster has the full stories (linked below)--one about a feral pig and the other a troop of white-tail deer that wandered into town causing mischief. Below is a picture of the pig, that most agree is a pretty substantial animal. And second is a poem in honor of the fallen_deer. Action-packed place is Viroqua.

photo from VC Broadcaster article

There once was a deer from the country,
I don't know his name so we'll call him Guntry.
He lived east of town out of route 56,
you know the road that their trying to fix?
He headed to town on a sunny spring day,
hoping that fun adventures were headed his way.

Through the side streets he wandered nibbling on flowers and grass,
saying "hi" to the chickens when they he did pass.
As he came to the corner of Main and Terhune,
he knew he was a goner if he didn't act soon!
Cars to the left and cars to the right,
the ones on their cell phones gave him quite a fright!
No one pays attention when they zoom down the street,
if you don't slow it down Ol' Guntry's fate you might meet.

He ran to the middle then back to the white line,
right about then is when he saw the sign.
It was Thrivent Financial for Lutherans,
he needed a policy for his wife and family of ten.
He went running in crashing straight through the glass,
when he heard all the sirens he knew they'd called the Brass.
He exited quickly still not using the door,
tipping over the chairs right onto the floor.
He hung a quick left, to his home he would head,
and that's when it hit him..one bullet...BOOM...dead!!!
Author unknown, taken from the comments to the story.