I hate deer

[George Selby]

At 01:41 PM 10/21/02, you wrote:
>During one attack, a deer leapt from its hiding place in the ditch
>crashing its head into to the windshield.  Its body swung to the left
>side of the car and a hoof or antler or something came thru my open
>driver's side window and punched my in the cheekbone.  I was nearly
>killed.



Just before impacting a deer, you should duck down or lay to the side (if
possible) as the number one cause of deer car fatalities (to people) is a
hoof or antler going through the windshield.  The number one cause of deer
car fatalities (to deer) is front bumpers.

The Deer Car Attack Posse also has bases in North Carolina.  Near my house
I frequently seen confrontational parties of deer standing by the road,
waiting to jump out in front of your car.  The deer are as brave as
foolhardy.  Last year, on the way to Richmond Va, we had only made it to
the next county, when a large buck was standing by the side of the road as
we approached at 65 mph.  He thought about aborting his mission, but
changed his mind and did his duty by leaping in front of out Dodge 3500
series 4x4 dually towing a 10,000 3 car trailer.  He was airborne as we hit
him.  We felt him go under each axle of the truck, and then the three axles
on the trailer.  As my friend had just purchased this truck only a couple
of months before the suicide attack my the deer, he was quite
pissed.  Fortunately, the only damage was to the front bumper (the air bags
didn't even deploy.)



George Selby
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George Selby
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