Haha...that was pretty good...

Although, if you put the offending deer in a reefer turned down really low for awhile...would do wonders to improve his behavior.....

:wink:

 

The deer are pretty bad in Michigan too. My girlfriend hit one in my car a couple weeks ago, tore up the right front, the hood, and now the right turn signal indicator stays on inside on the dash all the time. The damage really saddened me but it could have been a lot worse and at least nobody but the deer got hurt.

 

The indicator staying on all the time is a symptom of either a burned/blown bulb or a direct ground fault (short). Look at the wiring and bulbs in the area where the damage is for either or both of the two!

 

[quote="belpre122"]No I believe that deer was of the flatbed species

 

You are here and Bambi isn't . . everything worked out perfectly.

I hit my first deer after cresting Lolo Pass, MT. He stuck his head out just far enough to punch my right headlight backwards through it's housing . . with his antlers. It was dark and I stopped to make sure he wasn't in the road but couldn't find him. As far as I know, he made it home in time for Letterman.

My next encounter was in northern Idaho on the especially narrow and twisty US 95. A gang of them were crossing west to east when my truck forced them to quickly detour north, or else. I slowed down just enough and they sped up just enough so that I barely bumped one of them in the rear end before they made their getaway.

Remember this: If you swerve and crash or roll, it is extremely unlikely the deer will hang around to give a statement. It's best to hit them and preserve the evidence.

 

"Channel 12 news at 11, local buck gives chilling statement about the hit and run of 3 of his doe"

 

I knew you all wouldn't let me down!! 8)
I wasn't even near home (deer central)! I was in northern Nebraska, where deer act like they think they're cows! Herds of the things were out--HERDS, I tell you!
Thanks for taking the sting out of this. I'm no longer shaking, and it feels good to know I'm not alone...and that it may not even be the last time I do it (now there's a comforting thought! :shock: )
CAD rocks!
Jewels

 

Yep, just go get yourself a little deer-shaped stencil and a can of spray paint and start "tallying" the hits.

 

:lol: I like that idea TF
never hit a live one but I did run over one once I swerved and just barely clipped it(driveing S-10 blazer) and didn't think another thing about till a couple hrs later in daylight I saw the remains hanging off the tow dolly I was draggin :shock: yuck what a mess, draged it for prolly 100 mi :lol:

 

The family didn't happen to be in VA on Rt. 17 south somewhere outside of Tappahannock, Va a little over a year ago?? I came thru that area and at least 3 were dead and scattered all over the place like a massacre. I couldn't avoid it all and straddled the center of the road to minimize the guts on the trailer as best I could.

I have hit a gallon paint can of yellow paint that was rolling across the road. Didn't mix well with my red body. No animals yet in my truck but I have hit plenty of wildlife in my car.