Serious question. For atleast the past 20 years or so, I have averaged hitting 2-3 deer a year. Often times early in the morning, but really at all hours, and usually with disastrous consequences for the deer. It is not the vehicle I am driving because it has spanned gas burners and diesels, Dodges and Fords. (Thank God not a Chevy, I would probably be dead by now). A large buck committed Harry Carey on my drivers side door this morning about 6:15 am. He stumbled off and I did not feel like chasing him thru peoples yards. A few months ago I ran over a yearling coming home from the grocery store and a little before that I crunched a doe in the golf course community down the street. Kind of hope they were all one family.
But how unique is this? I literally have a cattle guard on my truck to protect it from these road hazards. I cannot imagine driving a car or a foreign truck what kind of damage would be done. I started thinking about it today and I have probably killed or maimed 50 deer over the past two decades. Only a few have done any minor damage to my truck and the one this morning actually cleaned the dirt off a wide streak down the drivers side of my cab. Once many years ago I hit two deer in the span of about 15 miles driving thru Milton and Alpharetta.
So how common is this? Does anyone else have this kind of experience?
But how unique is this? I literally have a cattle guard on my truck to protect it from these road hazards. I cannot imagine driving a car or a foreign truck what kind of damage would be done. I started thinking about it today and I have probably killed or maimed 50 deer over the past two decades. Only a few have done any minor damage to my truck and the one this morning actually cleaned the dirt off a wide streak down the drivers side of my cab. Once many years ago I hit two deer in the span of about 15 miles driving thru Milton and Alpharetta.
So how common is this? Does anyone else have this kind of experience?
