You hit Bambi? How could you? lol
Oh, dear….I’m glad you are okay.
Poor dear, poor deer.
I’m sure they wish people wouldn’t speed their cars right to them as they do.
I hit a deer once. It was night. I never saw it till it was right in front of the car. I was probably going 45 mph. It bounced off the front of the car and landed at the side of the road. Then it got up and limped off like yours did. It was hard to tell how badly injured it was.
“my automobile struck a deer”
It sounds like one of those SUVs with a mind of its own.
Are you sure you were driving at the time?
Join the crowd. I hit my deer in 1006.
I’m in Montana, you can’t hardly drive out of town and not see one on the side of the road. I had one run into the side of my truck on morning.
When I was in college I was driving with my friend in his pickup truck when we whacked a deer on a dark road, killing it. As we got out to inspect the damage, a car pulled up behind us. A man got out and asked us, matter of fact, “Are you going to take that?” We told him we weren’t and he packed the dead deer into his vehicle and drove off. I imagine it made for a few tasty meals.
Glad to hear you’re okay, Sam. Your car will be okay soon, too.
some State game commissions will harvest the deer and provide to people in need. not sure how ct works.
Slacker. My daughter is up to 6. She got 2 in one weekend. My brother is at 11. I don’t ride with either of them. I don’t feel safe.
Too bad you couldn’t score some road kill.
Cutting the undamaged hind and front quarters free and taking them home is payment for the damage.
And venison is delicious!
Funny, I never see them at the dear crossing signs.
I rounded a curve and nearly plowed into a small herd of does just standing on the road...beside the road...probably having a nice chat.
Luckily I wasn't going all that fast and avoided any collision. They just took their time about moving out of the way. 'Twas odd.
I could swear I heard one of them mutter, "Cheeky bastard."
Sorry to hear about that, it’s my worst-case scenario. My wife and I commuted from the N Cal Bay Area to Oregon just about every weekend for four years. The I-5 corridor north of Redding would invariably be swarming with deer during the evening and late night hours we’d be on the road. Very tense. Anyway, New Year’s eve 2017, just north of Yreka, hit one going 75 mph. All I saw was it’s shocked face in the middle of my hood. I’m sure there was nothing left of it. Amazing amount of damage for such a little guy.
I knew a guy, years ago, whose car was attacked in similar fashion by a Great Dane. The car survived the encounter (with $2000 in damage, mostly to a passenger-side door), but the dog did not...
Here’s my observations on deer and I’ve hit one square on and one a glancing blow. If you see a deer, no matter which way it’s facing, slow down. They change direction instantly and they will mostly go in the “wrong” direction. If one deer has crossed the road there may be several following on at speed. They can leap straight up and land directly in front of you before you can react.
The reason deer incidents can be deadly is because they go through the windshield and kick the driver to death.
They do not make any attempt to avoid cars.
Glad you’re OK. I’ve been there too, with four deer hits, and one causing a large amount of damage. Numerous other times slamming on the brakes to avoid them.
But my brother-in-law wins the prize. He once had a deer slam into his passenger side door at full speed. My BIL was at an intersection. Stopped. At a red light. They’re not very bright animals...