Just Hit a Deer

[Fish_Eye]

On the way to the Gay Head Light, 50 yards past the deer crossing sign, a buck decided it was Rudolph and flew from the field to in front of my Jeep in about 2 seconds. It resulted in $1,800 damage and a deer that managed to get away without a trace.

John it was a good thing you weren't making a needlefish delivery or you could have stepped out of the car looking like a porcupine.

Hope it didn't screw up your back.

Mike

[stripersnipr]

Originally Posted by Fish_Eye

On the way to the Gay Head Light, 50 yards past the deer crossing sign, a buck decided it was Rudolph and flew from the field to in front of my Jeep in about 2 seconds. It resulted in $1,800 damage and a deer that managed to get away without a trace.
Mike

That's what he gets for not crossing at the sign.

[chris L]

I never hit a deer before but I ran over a turtle once . we were both going slow !

[surfer247]

My friend hit a deer,and they do cause alotta damage to the car.I read an article that said more people die by deers ,than any other animal,meaning they cause more deaths than by snakes,alligators and dogs etc. etc. so you got lucky the accident was'nt more serious.

[Striperhound]

being in the rental car business you see alot. We had a 85 year old lady rent a Buick Century one day, hits a deer, deer comes through the windshield, she ducks and it ends up in the back seat, head rests bent backwards. At that point the thing is not dead and goes crazy kicking out every remaining window in the car just like the movie Tommy boy. There was so much deer hair in the car it looked like someone shaved it. Lady had to clean her depends after that one.

[greenrod]

i never hit a deer or anything that big. but i did hit a turkey on RT.2 going a little to fast in one of works trucks, never even saw the thing. all i saw was feathers. the guy i work with in the truck behind he was still laughing when we got ot the job.