I hate deer

[George Harris]

Hi George:

You left out a lot of important stuff in your original post;
1) Buck or Doe; if buck, how many points?
2) Was it night or day?
3) Do you have those deer repellent whistles installed? I always
wondered if those things do any good, so I need some anecdotal evidence
:-)
4) Were you carrying your skinning knife? No? Well no wonder you hit it!
And now all that meat, chamois leather, and rack (see #1 above) are
going to waste in the ditch!

While we're on the topic; a friend and I were pulling an all nighter
driving across northern Michigan about 2 in the morning. He was driving.
I woke up as I was being tossed around in my seat belt as he swerved and
braked to avoid a large congregation of deer. We made it through the
herd unscathed. I asked him why they were all out on the highway. He
told me that at that time of year, fall (October sometime), was the
rutting season. The dear congregated in clearings in the woods for these
social events. What better clearing could you find than the main highway
through the state forest?

Remember, carry your skinning knife ... you'll never hit another deer. I
never have and carry mine all the time.

Cheers
George

> Message: 7
> Subject: I hate deer.
> From: George Nimmer <george164 at earthlink.net>
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Date: 20 Oct 2002 19:55:24 -0400
>
> I hate deer.  Less than one week after I get my fog lights installed and
> my headlights relayed, a _very_ large deer decides to lay down in front
> of my car.  Yes - it laid down.  I'm not sure if it was tired and needed
> a nap, or if it had a heart attack and died on the spot.  I was going
> about 70 mph on a 2 lane highway, when the deer jumped right out of the
> woods in front of my car, and laid down on the asphalt just before I ran
> it over!  I had no choice but to run it over.
>
> I suppose it would have done significantly more damage had it hit it
> while it was standing.  I was able to drive the car home, and I was
> uninjured, so I'm thankful for that.
>
> My newly installed fog lights are both smashed, as is my grille and one
> headlight (probably from the deers head).  The major problems are
> underneath.  The deer ripped the lower radiator support off from the
> radiator, and bent it down about 5 inches.  Also, the "fork" looking
> piece of hardware (on the drivers side) that appears to hold the front
> sway bar against the subframe was bent down, which appears to have
> slightly bent the front subframe on that side.
>
> Don't even ask about the fatty, furry clumps and chunks I had to remove
> from under there today.  VERY GROSS.
>
> Any suggestions on what to do if the front subframe is bent?
>
> George
> '85 4kq - with meat and fur.
>
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