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JT Moderator	Message Posted: Jun 2, 2012 11:01:00 PM Ignore JT Report Abuse What was your most serious encounter with a deer or other large animal on the road? No such encounters I swerved or braked to avoid it I avoided it but had an accident I hit it with minimal vehicle damage Moderate damage, vehicle driveable Severe damage, vehicle disabled Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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What was your most serious encounter with a deer or other large animal on the road?
No such encounters
I swerved or braked to avoid it
I avoided it but had an accident
I hit it with minimal vehicle damage
Moderate damage, vehicle driveable
Severe damage, vehicle disabled

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Chulie13 Sophomore Author Pennsylvania Posts:112 Points:4,575 Joined:Mar 2013	Message Posted: Mar 25, 2013 2:28:06 PM Ignore Chulie13 Report Abuse I hit one ( deer )@ 50 mph. 2800$ damage.
thorman52 Veteran Author South Bend Posts:388 Points:40,050 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Feb 4, 2013 6:09:02 PM Ignore thorman52 Report Abuse Driving a brand new box truck up in Michigan I swerved to avoid a buck and barrely missed it. When I got to my destination I looked on the right side of the box and there was about a two foot scrape toward the back. So I missed it but not by much. Hope its rack was okay.
achung53 Veteran Author Orange County Posts:487 Points:85,225 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 30, 2012 10:14:50 AM Ignore achung53 Report Abuse I swerved or braked to avoid it
gabbardn1011 Rookie Author Kentucky Posts:4 Points:930 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Dec 27, 2012 12:39:20 PM Ignore gabbardn1011 Report Abuse My borther hit a cow in the road. I swevered to miss a horse when i first got my license
US_ICEMAN Veteran Author Toronto Posts:491 Points:392,660 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2012 12:36:18 AM Ignore US_ICEMAN Report Abuse I hit it with minimal vehicle damage
k5ug Rookie Author Oklahoma Posts:4 Points:12,155 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Nov 9, 2012 8:43:51 AM Ignore k5ug Report Abuse I think the deer should cross roads where the deer crossing signs are.
Taylor_port Rookie Author New York Posts:11 Points:1,175 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Nov 5, 2012 7:41:42 PM Ignore Taylor_port Report Abuse well i hit a deeer once before on i-95 going to nc they are wild down there and the deer stopped i smacked right infront and tottaled my brand new beema i was so upset
Kanakakua Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,702 Points:201,900 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Nov 5, 2012 4:29:42 PM Ignore Kanakakua Report Abuse No large animal like that except for people pushing their cart full of bottles and cans at the side of the road
appleNY Champion Author Long Island Posts:1,287 Points:128,420 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 7:04:47 PM Ignore appleNY Report Abuse I swerved to avoid hitting a raccoon.
pricewar Champion Author Ogden Posts:1,950 Points:275,440 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 3:29:37 PM Ignore pricewar Report Abuse n
Zuegma All-Star Author Nova Scotia Posts:993 Points:258,880 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 11:17:24 AM Ignore Zuegma Report Abuse Lots of weird instances but no mishaps with deers, whitetails, moose (both sexes), timber wolves, horse, cow, sheep (Libya), camels (Tripoli), and elephants(Bombay)encounters. I sadly squished an armadillo in Texas and just too many bugs of all types. But I did inadvertantly mow a few grass snakes.
AgouraGuy1 Sophomore Author Los Angeles Posts:182 Points:5,310 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 5:22:22 AM Ignore AgouraGuy1 Report Abuse Came within inches of taking out a coyote(baby) while driving just after sunrise, had to hit the brakes hard. Thank goodness no one was behind me. [Edited by: AgouraGuy1 at 10/19/2012 6:22:51 AM EST]
DandD6527 Rookie Author Seattle Posts:21 Points:2,105 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 2:23:47 PM Ignore DandD6527 Report Abuse I won, but the deer made me pay a price. Try hitting a cow, that gets your attention.
dongo50 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:14,704 Points:2,381,995 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 5:18:14 AM Ignore dongo50 Report Abuse my latest serious encounter was my 30-06 shell with the deer's head.
awillisant Champion Author Mississippi Posts:3,136 Points:606,555 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 4:53:04 AM Ignore awillisant Report Abuse none
pkhdonovan Champion Author Maine Posts:12,011 Points:2,705,805 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 4:52:29 AM Ignore pkhdonovan Report Abuse I avoided it
gizmojoe Sophomore Author Ontario Posts:172 Points:256,385 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 10:57:28 PM Ignore gizmojoe Report Abuse None so far.
Gerry1956 Rookie Author Ontario Posts:26 Points:13,915 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Sep 20, 2012 9:51:28 PM Ignore Gerry1956 Report Abuse On the 8th of May in 2010, a deer jumped into my chest as I rode my motorcycle at 80 km/h down a rural highway in North Western Ontario. In the sidecar was my three year old dog Turbo. I was thrown off my bike and suffered a broken shoulder, broken hip, broken ankle, and a collapsed lung. After two emergency helicopter trips I was put back together. The motorcycle, a Russian Ural, flipped over twice and landed on its wheels thanks to its sidecar. Bent one mirror, broke all the lights and mirrors, but I repaired it. Turbo survived with a scraped eyebrow and a torn dewclaw. He still loves riding on the motorcycle. Now I'm entering my third year of recovery and will be receiving on the 17th of October an artificial hip joint out of ceramic.
Ferdman17 Champion Author Albany Posts:1,293 Points:375,510 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2012 5:42:23 AM Ignore Ferdman17 Report Abuse I swerved or braked to avoid it. Years back I had one run into my door.
HFAJR0034 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:6,443 Points:1,167,760 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Aug 30, 2012 10:43:12 AM Ignore HFAJR0034 Report Abuse just missed deer several times on back roads.
dolly2818 Rookie Author Cleveland Posts:6 Points:200 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Aug 28, 2012 10:09:34 AM Ignore dolly2818 Report Abuse a family of 5 raccoons
MariaApodaca Rookie Author New Mexico Posts:4 Points:1,350 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2012 6:27:34 AM Ignore MariaApodaca Report Abuse hIT A COW ONCE BUT HE WAS ALRITE MY FRONT BENDER IS WHAT I HAD TO REPLACE@!
mhilton1973 Rookie Author Idaho Posts:1 Points:120 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2012 12:50:52 AM Ignore mhilton1973 Report Abuse I was driving home from Jackson WY and i almost ran into a herd of elk in a blizzard. That was very scary
fhnorth Sophomore Author Nevada Posts:129 Points:26,590 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Aug 22, 2012 9:10:57 PM Ignore fhnorth Report Abuse No such encounters
gizmojoe Sophomore Author Ontario Posts:172 Points:256,385 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 8:39:43 PM Ignore gizmojoe Report Abuse I've been lucky so far - nothing yet!
Tom3511 Rookie Author Illinois Posts:2 Points:54,645 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Aug 6, 2012 7:42:32 PM Ignore Tom3511 Report Abuse I work for the County Highway Department, I have picked up many for disposal after someone had accident.
kegga_99 All-Star Author Maryland Posts:880 Points:268,800 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Aug 6, 2012 2:31:05 AM Ignore kegga_99 Report Abuse Nailed a Deer & ran it over. Ford F-150!
RONALD777 Champion Author Houston Posts:2,442 Points:364,705 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Jul 20, 2012 7:45:24 PM Ignore RONALD777 Report Abuse When I lived out in the country, I used to hit armadillos with my oil pan every now & then.
gasscout_1 Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:334 Points:111,440 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2012 5:37:59 PM Ignore gasscout_1 Report Abuse A dog ran out in front me the other day and I slammed on brakes.
TLB2000 Rookie Author Toronto Posts:10 Points:320 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Jul 13, 2012 9:11:29 AM Ignore TLB2000 Report Abuse No such encounters
litesong Rookie Author Gary Posts:8 Points:260 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 6, 2012 5:22:28 PM Ignore litesong Report Abuse I once nearly hit a deer at night. The deer crossed the road without me hitting it, but barely. Being at night, the only thing I saw was the image of the deer caught by the headlights. The image left an after image on my retinas & it seemed that I passed right through a ghost deer. During a day trip on a back country road while passing over a small bridge, I looked to the right to see if any wildlife was along the creek. However, a black bear ran right in front of the car and I also barely missed hitting him.
mz_music_girl Rookie Author Washington Posts:14 Points:325,080 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Jul 5, 2012 12:16:04 PM Ignore mz_music_girl Report Abuse I live where deer are, but never any encounters of hitting/killing one. I did hit a dog that was on the freeway many years ago. I called the cops and the animal control people came out. The guy asked me some questions and said they wanted to know the end result of the animal (found its owner, treated it or put it down). I said I do not want to know because I already feel bad enough that it was on the freeway and that I hit it. I think it was previously hit because it was on the white shoulder line and I didnt see it till I was right there. It did a little ding to the front right fender panel. I never got it fixed because its barely noticeable. Other than the dog, no encounters.
cfox13 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:1,149 Points:958,410 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jul 2, 2012 5:27:09 AM Ignore cfox13 Report Abuse I've hit two deer and swerved to miss many more. First deer I hit actually hit me and broke two legs. No damage to the car. Hunter was nearby and shot it to kill it. Second deer hit square. Killed it instantly and did over $2000 damage to the car.
rxpx40 Sophomore Author Austin Posts:239 Points:88,550 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jun 25, 2012 1:56:33 PM Ignore rxpx40 Report Abuse Killed an 8-pointer with my motorcycle. I didn't go down, used my dirt-bike riding techniques to stay upright whilst running off the road. Deer took out the headlight, radiator, engine guard, hit my left leg. I won that altercation.
blupupher Champion Author Houston Posts:3,555 Points:749,020 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 9:56:37 AM Ignore blupupher Report Abuse Hit a deer doing around 85 mph. Ripped the deer in half and did severe damage to the car.
Rommel0697 Rookie Author Winnipeg Posts:8 Points:153,580 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 11:34:13 AM Ignore Rommel0697 Report Abuse Fortunately, no such encounters yet.
BK5th Rookie Author Lancaster Posts:12 Points:413,505 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Jun 14, 2012 1:41:47 PM Ignore BK5th Report Abuse Fortunately, I've only ever seen a deer or other large animal off to the side of the road. Some alive, most were dead.
jules2151 Rookie Author Indiana Posts:1 Points:120 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jun 14, 2012 7:41:10 AM Ignore jules2151 Report Abuse I was in the country and had to brake to avoid hitting a large bull and a baby pig who walked out of a corn field together. Not even kidding. Thank goodness I had my camera, no one would have believed me. I took photos and posted them on my fb page just to prove I wasn't lying. Very unusual and scary as I waited at least 15 minutes for him to move. Did not dare get out of vehicle or try to shoo him. He was determined to stay in the middle of the road until he was ready to move on.
NakedDriver Champion Author Des Moines Posts:15,861 Points:2,462,175 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Jun 13, 2012 12:58:36 AM Ignore NakedDriver Report Abuse ə i have had numerous encounters with deer. the worst was 03/28/1992 while driving eastbound on i-80 around mile marker 199 when one of the dreadful creatures came out of the median and jumped in front of me. i was going about 65mph at the time, and driving on the inside lane figuring i would be safer there. i was able to drive to the next exit (201) and call for a tow, but that was as far as i could get as the front end had been pushed in and the alternator would not turn. i got towed home, and was in the market for another vehicle as that one was declared officially totaled. the worst since then was in 2008 on mn-7 just west of cosmos. i was able to continue driving, but the fill tube for the radiator had been broken, and eventually that killed the engine. i wish deer could stay on one side of the highway or the other! they are truly one of the worst menaces we have to face. ə
Muloirea Rookie Author Ohio Posts:13 Points:9,860 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2012 1:54:11 PM Ignore Muloirea Report Abuse I had nearly come to a stop while swerving into the other lane. The deer ran into my car at the door/front fender. His head hit my lower right windshield. I looked him in the eyes and then ran off.
StrayArc Rookie Author Virginia Posts:38 Points:14,105 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2012 3:48:21 AM Ignore StrayArc Report Abuse My ex-wife hit a deer driving 60 miles an hour. Hit the deer in his rear end. His head swung around and his head and antlers smashed into the rear passenger door where my 8 year old daughter was sitting. The front of the car was smashed and we had to pull the grill out of the fan. The rear passenger door was caved in but lucky the glass didn't brake. I replaced the door and the hood and grill, the car was like new again
YoyoSC Rookie Author South Carolina Posts:5 Points:630 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 10:52:04 PM Ignore YoyoSC Report Abuse Not yet encounter one
bigmaccal Rookie Author California Posts:49 Points:98,215 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 6:25:18 PM Ignore bigmaccal Report Abuse swerve and miss hitting the deer
FocusGuy Champion Author Seattle Posts:7,062 Points:1,413,730 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 8:25:22 AM Ignore FocusGuy Report Abuse new please
bowler360 Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,980 Points:500,750 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 8:16:01 AM Ignore bowler360 Report Abuse What happened to the new Poll this week?
A2J Champion Author Richmond Posts:3,080 Points:603,925 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 8:11:17 AM Ignore A2J Report Abuse Time for New Poll ?
leraar2 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,769 Points:788,655 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 8:03:11 AM Ignore leraar2 Report Abuse no new poll??? maybe we should poll the animals hit by cars to get their opinion (ha ha).
gasman60 Rookie Author Nebraska Posts:23 Points:45,700 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 7:34:53 AM Ignore gasman60 Report Abuse I hit it but vehicle was drivable
Michaels2011 Champion Author Florida Posts:2,141 Points:106,005 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 7:31:49 AM Ignore Michaels2011 Report Abuse What happened to a new poll???
spaulp Champion Author Raleigh Posts:4,310 Points:783,245 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2012 7:23:32 AM Ignore spaulp Report Abuse when are you going to post a new poll?