“Where there’s one there’s usually at least three. Don’t think just because the one you see jumped out of the road that there aren’t more coming.”
Exactly. Deer are herd animals. Every year of so with the company I worked for, I submitted a driving suggestion, “If you see one, slow down, as that deer is probably only one of many, since they are herd animals.”
I would win a nice cash prize every time I submitted that response.
Craziest deer experience I’ve ever had while driving involved very heavy fog. It got so bad I was barely inching along, could hardly even see the traffic light I’d just gone under. I was considering rolling the driver’s side window down and sticking my head out to see the yellow line so I could keep moving, afraid I’d be rear ended if I stopped. Looked over at the driver’s side window to do that and a big buck was right there. Hit the brakes, stopped and was surrounded by a large herd of deer, all peering in the car. Just kept looking in. It was the strangest thing. I sat there for what felt like five minutes, all the while worrying that some fool was going to come piling into me.