#(*&#!!! Deer...

[Librarybabe]

I got my first one last March. The (#$%&(&^@(#! thing ran into ME! I. DID. NOT. RUN. INTO. IT. My car's 13 years old, so I decided not to have the dent pulled out...but STILL!!!! Gah! Bloody Road Rats!

[ParkingWitch]

And to add insult to injury, the bastards like to get up and walk away.

Had one run into Mom's Crown Vic dented the front quarter panel with his chest, pronged the trim on both doors and ass dented the rear quarter panel and walked off.

[EvilEmpryss]

I got my first one last March. The (#$%&(&^@(#! thing ran into ME! I. DID. NOT. RUN. INTO. IT.

THIS!

And to add insult to injury, the bastards like to get up and walk away.

And This.

A few months ago a buck came hauling ass across an interstate and slammed into the side of my minivan while I was doing 70 mph. Power sliding door and rear quarter panel trashed, dents in the back bumper. It then got run over by the car behind me. By the time I got stopped safely and back to the site, he was gone. Bastard. I always swore that if I ever hit a deer, the least it could do to pay me back for almost $3k in damage was supply my family with meat.

And I'm glad no one was hurt in any of the deer incidents listed so far.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Don't be fooled, hitting one can be just as dangerous. They can go right through your windshield and kill or injure people inside the car. I'm really glad no one was hurt, swerving would have been dangerous, and so was hitting it.

[blas]

Oh, I believe they can run right into you. I had a deer bash into my Tempo at full force while I was going barely over 5mph.

I hope he gave himself brain damage. Stupid asshole.

I don't get why so many people here decorate their homes with pictures of deer or shower curtains with deer on them or call them beautiful creatures, or even the ones who argue that they are intelligent.

Intelligent is not running into the middle of the road.

[EvilEmpryss]

Intelligent is not running into the middle of the road.

Intelligence has nothing to do with a buck scenting a doe in season. It happens even in our species.

My hubby has to drive a 25 mile stretch of road twice a day, first at dawn, then after dusk. It's well-known for the furry speed bumps that pop out of the woods bordering the road. Since that one hit us, he's been on edge every day, especially since mating season started. Although he's never been the hunting type, he'd like to give all deer hunters fully automatic weapons and no limit on the buggers.

[blas]

If it wasn't for their stupidity, it wouldn't have been so easy for my dad to get two of them this hunting season.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

It has nothing to do with stupidity, animals don't really know what roads and cars are about. They can learn over time, but most are not lucky enough to get that kind of experience without dying from it.

You're asking them to instinctively know what many humans never figure out!

[PepperElf]

Oh, I believe they can run right into you

i've mentioned one of my former instructors a few times - and how he got trampled by a deer while running. they're evil beasties.

[EvilEmpryss]

I heard once that deer won't turn back once they start across a road, so if you see one run in front of you you should try to aim for their hind end.

Anyone ever heard that? Can anyone confirm or deny it?

[blas]

Incorrect. I have seen deer turn around. I wouldn't go as far as to say they were thinking better of what they were attempting, I'd say sometimes vehicles spook them enough to turn around and go back. But the greater majority of the time, they'll stay there until you hit them, or they'll book it, or if you're really unlucky, they'll stop, you stop, you start to proceed, then they book it and bash into you.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Incorrect. I have seen deer turn around. I wouldn't go as far as to say they were thinking better of what they were attempting, I'd say sometimes vehicles spook them enough to turn around and go back. But the greater majority of the time, they'll stay there until you hit them, or they'll book it, or if you're really unlucky, they'll stop, you stop, you start to proceed, then they book it and bash into you.

Agreed. Deer are a lot smarter than people think. I've seen deer stop and look both ways before attempting to cross the road.

The most bold one I ever remember seeing was patiently waiting by the side of the road, looking one way, looking the other (toward and past me), and calmly crossed after I went by.

The kicker? The deer was about half a mile away from the NRA Headquarters.

[blas]

I think your last sentence conflicts with your first sentence, friend

[Andara Bledin]

Oh, I don't know.

It takes a smart deer to not be venison in that area, don'cha think?

^-.-^

[dalesys]

*I* think he's the designated hero, designated like the Sacred King, to bound into the center of the NRA parking lot on opening day, and be the sacrificial centerpiece...

Of the NRA brass re-enacting that famous cartoon, "The {select_ethnicity_here} Firing Squad".