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    Have you ever been hit by a deer?

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    Yes... that is correct. I did not hit a deer. A deer hit me. About 6:45 this morning.

    Immediately after feeding my dog at 6:00 am I was out the door to drive 12 miles north to the Sandusky, Ohio Meijer to do a bit of early morning grocery shopping. I then purchased a hot coffee from the shop next door and headed back home to Norwalk.

    I was cruising along at 55 mph south on U.S. 250 and approaching the traffic light at the entrance to the big Kalahari Resort, about an eighth of a mile ahead, when WHAM! a White Tail deer t-boned the driver's side of my car.

    I never saw it. I was looking straight ahead thinking that I needed to slow in case the light changed. There was no other traffic nearby. On impact I saw for an instant, in my peripheral vision, brown hide at my driver's side window. About two miles further down the road I pulled into a motel parking lot and called the Perkins Township Police Department to report the incident and a large dead deer in the middle of US 250. I turned around and met a township police officer at the scene. He had already dragged the carcass to the side of the road. He registered a report for me and got my driver's license and insurance info.

    This really sucks. I love my little 2014 Ford Fiesta ST and have taken good care of it. And I hated seeing the deer in it's death throes my rearview mirror immediately after impact. There is no damage to the front and rear quarter panels or the left rocker panel that I can see. But the driver's side front and rear doors are toast. Damn!
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    "They have a lot of stupid people that vote in their primaries. They really do. I'm not really supposed to say that but it's an obvious fact. But when stupid people vote, you know who they nominate? Other stupid people." -- James Carville on the plethora of low-quality GQP candidates in the mid-term election.
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    • #2
      Re: Have you ever been hit by a deer?

      That sucks. They are not the smartest animals in the zoo.

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        • #3
          Re: Have you ever been hit by a deer?

          Not personally, but I do remember a rant sent to a college by a youn relative that had immigrated to the American snowy north.
          She collided with a deer, minor crumple to her newish car.
          Visit to the body shop to get it straightened out.
          Up on the lift and an inspection later:
          Advised that the salt used on the roads had rusted it out .
          Result: not worth repairing.
          A very colourful rant including opinions about her new home, wildlife, winter weather, life, the Universe and everything
          It really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat.

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            • #4
              Re: Have you ever been hit by a deer?

              Weeks ago I was riding my bicycle on my regular daily ride going downhill, luckily my hands were on the brake levers because two deer cluttered across the road right in front of me and if I hadn't hit my brakes they would've hit me, and I had just been thinking I wonder if anyone ever gets hit by a deer on a bicycle.
              If he ever drinks the brew of 10 tanna leaves, he will become a monster the likes of which the world has never seen


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                • #5
                  Re: Have you ever been hit by a deer?

                  On a driven game shoot the guy next in the beating line decided to rugby tackle a small deer.

                  Dislocated shoulder....
                  I'd much rather lay in my bunk all freakin day lookin at Youtube videos .

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                    • #6
                      Re: Have you ever been hit by a deer?

                      Between my wife and I, we've killed three deer with our cars.
                      They do seem to come flying out of the woods at full speed just
                      in front of you.
                      Two died instantly. The game warden had to come and shoot the other
                      to put it out of its misery.
                      Damage to the cars wasn't great, but still cost a small bundle.
                      I was born on a wooden boat that I built myself.
                      Skiing is the next best thing to having wings.

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                          Re: Have you ever been hit by a deer?

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                          "They have a lot of stupid people that vote in their primaries. They really do. I'm not really supposed to say that but it's an obvious fact. But when stupid people vote, you know who they nominate? Other stupid people." -- James Carville on the plethora of low-quality GQP candidates in the mid-term election.

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                            • #8
                              Re: Have you ever been hit by a deer?

                              I've been hit by several, including being kicked in the head from behind. Working with them at close quarters on a deer farm is seriously stressful. JayInOz

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                                  It WAS scary! For an instant, from my peripheral vision, I thought it was coming through the driver’s side window! I saw the poor deer in my rear view mirror in its death throes, on its back, kicking its legs. Just a little later, before I left the police officer at the scene, two men and a child in a big pickup showed up to take the deer. I am guessing they were contacted by the police. So at least the deer will feed someone.
                                  "They have a lot of stupid people that vote in their primaries. They really do. I'm not really supposed to say that but it's an obvious fact. But when stupid people vote, you know who they nominate? Other stupid people." -- James Carville on the plethora of low-quality GQP candidates in the mid-term election.

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                                    • #10
                                      Re: Have you ever been hit by a deer?

                                      I ran over a fawn with my 54 pickup some years ago. ba bump. no damage. the group of kids at the bus stop nearby were sure I was a murderer fleeing the scene.
                                      A goose suicided on my VW bus windsheild while driving downtown at about 10 mph. He bounced off and went under the wheels of a dodge ram. That were a mess and I felt like crap , seeing his goose partner nearby and knowing that they mate for life.
                                      A cat suicided on the same bus too. I could run over cats all day long !!!!

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                                        • #11
                                          Re: Have you ever been hit by a deer?

                                          Originally posted by Tom Montgomery
                                          I saw the poor deer in my rear view mirror in its death throes, on its back, kicking its legs.

                                          last deer that hit me took the entire front end of the explorer, plus the drivers side mirror, plus he **** all over the driver's side door handle - all in about $11k worth of damage

                                          when i looked back in the rear view mirror he was standing there staring at me defiantly
                                          then he gave me the finger and walked off slowly into the woods
                                          bastard
                                          Simpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool.

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                                            • #12
                                              Re: Have you ever been hit by a deer?

                                              No. But I saw a video once of a string of Harley riders taken by a guy's helmet cam, and suddenly this deer bounds in from the left and simply leaps OVER the guy in front of the camera guy, narrowly missing him. I imagine change of underwear was in order after the incident.
                                              Gerard>
                                              Albuquerque, NM

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                                                • #13
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                                                  My Buddy sniffing the scene of the suicide.

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                                                  "They have a lot of stupid people that vote in their primaries. They really do. I'm not really supposed to say that but it's an obvious fact. But when stupid people vote, you know who they nominate? Other stupid people." -- James Carville on the plethora of low-quality GQP candidates in the mid-term election.

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                                                    • #14
                                                      Re: Have you ever been hit by a deer?

                                                      Yes, we were hit by a deer on a busy country road in the early morning. I think the deer was frustrated waiting for a safe time and took a chance. He hit a hubcap on the van so no real damage was done but he gave his life for it.

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                                                          Originally posted by Tom Montgomery
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                                                          Looks like you MAY have just enough material there for fly-tying.




                                                          Rick
                                                          Charter Member - - Professional Procrastinators Association of America - - putting things off since 1965 " I'll get around to it tomorrow, .... maybe "

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