RE: Deer Season...

["Block, Paul" <Paul.Block@fortjamesmail.com>]

>heres a tip when driving at night in deer country - if you should
>encounter Bambi standing in the middle of the road, or on the shoulder -
>most of you know that they (and most all other animals) will freeze when
>they see the headlights..  but if you lay on the horn, the jarring noise
>from the horn will have a greater effect of scaring them out of the way
>(ive encountered many animals on the road, but never hit one yet.)

I will attest to the horn theory.  I drive through deer country every day,
and when the deer hear the noise maker, they scatter... it's much more
effective than my wife screaming from the passenger seat ;o)  

-Paul