SUICIDAL MINNESOTA DEER

“Oh yeah, those pics aren't for the faint of heart...”

“That is cool!

8)”

“awww the poor deer!”

“That is awful. gosh i can't believe that.”

“Is that a new hunting technique up there?

Is it durango season or shotgun season?”

“This happens a lot more often than you think. I guy got killed in my home town when the deer came trough the drivers side window. It happend in the middle of the city too. This is not just a rural thing.”

“I have a Durango too.... Same color and everything.. I better watch out, The Deeer population may be targeting us Durango owners....”

“Happens way more than ya hear... just the other night I had 6 of them run out on me...

...a Minnesotan”

“Yes this can happen.

Check this out.”

“First of all, there are more deer than people and dogs combined where I live. I live in the last northern bit of the Adirondacks, about a mile north of the US/Canada border in southwestern Quebec. Across the border is Franklin county in New York state, one of the premier deer producing areas in the northeast US.

In the 25 years that I've lived here I've only run into a deer once, which is pretty much a miracle.

Joanne the owner of the village pub where I live and an avid MG collector had a deer jump on her lap. She was lucky to escape with only minor damage and injuries, but for two weeks she looked like she had a baseball in her cheek and had had her face painted blue (we were emotionally VERY supportive - NOT).

And then there are the D. Brothers (caps intentional and the name unrevealed to protect the guilty). Paul is in international finance and spends most of his time on the west coast and Pierre is a teacher with the competition (the English high school in the neighbouring village). Pete is my major hunting and #&%!$shooting buddy and Paul is my major climbing partner (or was, perhaps, he has a girlfriend now - a university Education professor and I'm worried that his priorities are getting messed up).

This reminds me that I have to apologise to her for winning the bet about being able to hit 4th gear going through Pete's front bush (with her hanging, screaming, on to the OH#&%!$!! handle). I also have to get the strip of bark removed from between the tyre and the rim - and the side light replaced.

Anyhoo, Paul was driving home from the pub late one night and hit a young deer - a fawn. Considering the hour, Paul was understandably in a 'tired and emotional' state. Seeing that the fawn was still alive, he decided to load it into his SUV and bring it home to adopt it (I know, I know). The fawn, of course, regained consciousness as Paul pulled into his lane.

Paul managed to get out and away from the wildly flailing (and bleeding) deer and called his brother. Still groggy from sleep, Pete popped over and the two tried to develop an intelligent plan before the deer completely destroyed everything. Luckily (I guess) for all involved, the fawn expired and was consumed (the greatest sin is waste) shortly thereafter.

Last year Pete was about 2 minutes late for snow goose hunting and I was in a state of shock. When the front door finally opened (maybe less than 2 minutes late, perhaps 0402) I asked him where he'd been.

'Where ya wanna hang the deer?' he asked.

A truck leaving (the same) pub had hit the deer as Pete passed. After the morning hunt, I was plucking the snows (have you ever plucked snows? never mind) and Pete was trimming the deer on his tailgate beside my house and I reflected that I was thinking about changing into an excentric hermit.

'Watcha gonna change?' asked Pete and we both laughed.

Just wanted to share some thoughts on deer and traffic. Ain't male bonding great?”

“interesting... i'll be watching out - always am on the alert, dang things are everywhere.”

“I mean its like the deer just jumped into the windshield!

That is just nutz!!!!

I have neve seen anything like that before!

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“I knew a game warden whose assignment was Philadelphia. There were quite a lot of deer in two city parks - too many, in fact. Before they culled the herd, car-deer collisions were commonplace. Hardly a week went by without a car vs. deer collision somewhere in the city.”

“Those pictures......yuck! That poor deer never knew what it was doing. I'll bet it just saw land ahead of it, and casually went walking and fell, ...... never realizing that it was on a bridge.

That guy had better be counting his blessings. SOMEONE was looking out for him that day!

Here in MI, deer collisions are semi-common place, ... at least up north they are. I know of a guy that has had 9 different car repair this year alone, because he has hit deer going home at night! He said "why bother getting a new vehicle? I'm only going to hit another one again.....!" Sad, huh?”

“I use those deer alert whistles you put on the front bumper. They seem to work, although they are reportedly not foolproof. Deerproof I should say.”

“Do they actually work? I've thought about getting some for my car, but I just thought some weird crack pot was trying to get money for something stupid. Do they work like a dog whistle?”

“I just the Durango didn't Dodge away from the deer quick enough. Anyways, the Dodge did Ram a deer.”

“The deer population is just getting worse! We ripp there homes away dailey and push them into the citys with less woods. Keep a eye open!

Deer season opened yesterday so Im pumped!”

“They work, but only above 35 MPH and sometimes not even then. They do work like a dog whistle, from what I understand. I have had deer cross the road well ahead of me, but never right in front of me.

If you see deer, or if you in an area where deer often cross the road, discretion is the best course. Slow down and be prepared to jam on the brakes.

You also need to make sure the alerts are clean and not clogged up, particularly in winter when snow and ice can get into the openings. This is also rutting season, so deer are active.

What about those who have used deer alerts and still hit deer? I don't know. They may have been traveling at less than 35, or their alerts might have gotten dirty and clogged. Or they might have run into a deer that was no longer afraid of the whistle.

But I use them, and make sure they are clean. So far, so good, knock on wood.”

“My next vehicle will be sporting the latest look of them! Thanks for the info!”

“I used the deer alerts for a couple of seasons and never saw so many deer on the side of the road. It seemed as if they were being called by them, but I guess that's impossible. I never had one jump out in front of me while using them, but I started to worry they were bad luck and stopped using them.”