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Kermit · 10-11-2009, 08:13 PM

Hey, Nice Zombie thread as I thought about digging up a deer strike thread since tis' the season. Had one run out in front of me this morning, when I say in front of me I mean like FIVE FEET in front of me!! Luckily I was doing a whooping 25mph when it happened.

Later I had a Chevy Venture veer off the main highway and miss me by about 5 feet then spin out in the grass. Tore out again swerving and veering out of control and out of sight. I called the cops on that guy.

It was a rough day. Glad we made it home OK.

gstreetcomic · 10-11-2009, 08:22 PM

Poor little Smartie. Glad to hear that you are ok, now as for the Poor little Bambi, that is a very sad thing for him.

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Here you go sparky - sorry for the delay as I slightly resized. All I can say is WoW!

I pass deer every morning.

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DoraAnderson · 10-11-2009, 08:31 PM

I feel sorry for you and the deer. We have a lot of deer around here too. Everyone seems to flash their lights at oncoming cars to alert them of deer hanging on the edge of the woods. I'd hate to hit one.

grasshopper · 10-11-2009, 09:10 PM

I hit a deer in my then-new Mazda Protoge a few years ago. The car was less than a year old. I was traveling about 70 mph on Hwy 21 between Alto and Crocket, headed for Houston, and came over a hill and there was a 180 lb 8-point buck standing right in the middle of the road. I had a very quick "Oh S@#%" moment and had virtually no time to decide what to do. I may have been able to veer into the oncoming lane (not being able to see if a car was coming the other way), yet the deer might have bolted back and hit me anyway. I slammed on the brakes and braced myself. I hit him square on; he flew up and bounced off the right roof edge and flew clear of the car; didn't even smash the window. By the time I came to a stop, I couldn't see him in my rear view mirror. I left the engine running, as there didn't seem to be any sound of a smashed fan blade or steam coming from the radiator. It dented up the front Big Time, but there was no damage to the radiator or fan. There was a car behind me that saw the whole thing and pulled in behind me to see if I was ok. The deer apparently was several yards behind us in the grass on our side of the road, dead as doornail. I was flabbergasted when one of the occupants of the car that stopped, asked if he could have the deer! (This WAS deep East Texas afterall, I had to remind myself!) I got back in the car and drove on down to Houston, shaky and astounded how well that car held up in that situation. As it was, it ended up costing me $2500 to fix the damage to the front of my car.I still have that Mazda, even though I bought my new Smart, I didn't want to sell my Protege; it has been the best car I have ever owned, besides my little Smart!

forestacademy · 10-12-2009, 05:58 AM

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I hit a deer . I was flabbergasted when one of the occupants of the car that stopped, asked if he could have the deer!

My Brother used to be part of the local volunteer fire department. Their main fundraiser was a Venison feed. All the Venison was roadkill. When you hit one you call the sheriff, and the sheriff would let them know where to pick up a fresh kill.

It sure beets asking if they can have that raccoon you just hit

Ill save you all from the pictures this morning

smart fortimo · 10-12-2009, 07:08 AM

I lived in Memphis from 1997- 2006 and during that time (don't recall the year), the TN legislature changed the law to allow drivers to keep roadkill.

Now, I didn't know who that would make happy, but I'm sure there must have been some.

(do I hear Dueling Banjos?)