[JoeFromSidney]

I once hit a deer. At night. The critter jumped out in front of the car. I didn't see it until too late. Neither my daughter nor I were hurt (seat belts). I was able to drive home, but the insurance company considered the car to be totaled and paid the used car value.

I consider myself lucky. Hitting a deer is nothing to joke about.

[Bulwyf]

Hitting a deer is what you want to do up here if you need to hit something. The elk and especially the moose are what you want to avoid.

Up here though, you’re also advised to drive a one ton diesel with at least a 4” lift, it will help you some.

Heck, the wolf I saw the other day was the size of a female elk.

[RetiredTexasVet]

The libs will scream about deer hunting, wailing about killing Bambi .... until one of those big bad boys invite themselves into their windshield, and then the wailing begins on why “someone” hasn’t done something to protect the public.

[antidisestablishment]

I hit a deer in a rented minivan when I was driving in the middle of the night in Minnesota. Dang thing jumped right into the front of the car when I was doing 70+. All I saw was a flash, then a huge explosion as the airbags deployed. Totaled the van, but it held up better than the deer. There was blood and hair on every square inch of the exterior, but hardly any left on the carcass. More people are killed by deer than any other animal. Glad I didn’t rent a mini car that trip!

[MisterArtery]

I live in the Texas hill country and our town is loaded with the damn things. A deer hit me last year. I was doing 20mph and it jumped out of the ditch and hit the side of my front fender.