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[judgejudith]

I was driving at 5:30 pm on a city street that runs through a park/lake area on a two lane road. Very busy with people going home from work...bumper to bumper. All of a sudden I caught a glimpse of fur in my rear view mirror and then heard the thud. Fortunately for me, the deer was a youth. It went down but not immediately dead. A guy going the opposite direction stopped and moved him off the road for me. Called Humane Society. Tore of the door handle to the back driver-side door, took off the rear antenna, and left a pretty good sized dent by the door handle. I was lucky.

[sylviahomeatlast]

driving over a high mountain pass, a deer ran alongside us for about a quarter of a mile...I'm glad you didn't get hurt---they're big!

[Kachina624]

On 5/10/2014 sylviahomeatlast said: driving over a high mountain pass, a deer ran alongside us for about a quarter of a mile...I'm glad you didn't get hurt---they're big!

I've had that happen several times. Ever been to Lake City, Sylvia? One ran along me all the way through town. It was in October and no traffic, thankfully.

[Shorty2U]

Sorry about the deer hitting your car, but I am glad you are not injured.

We see dead deer all the time here on roads in the country, especially in the Fall.

This reminds me. My men in laws all hunt. I pity the deer and I wont eat the deer meat. I said that once to my father in law and he said, "You wont pity the deer when it hits your car" After he said that I pray we don't ever hit a deer. (lol).

My DH hit some when he was dating me but they never damaged the car. One time he swerved to miss a COW on his way to work too.

Such is country life here!

[sylviahomeatlast]

On 5/10/2014 kachina624 said:

On 5/10/2014 sylviahomeatlast said: driving over a high mountain pass, a deer ran alongside us for about a quarter of a mile...I'm glad you didn't get hurt---they're big!

I've had that happen several times. Ever been to Lake City, Sylvia? One ran along me all the way through town. It was in October and no traffic, thankfully.

it was driving over Wolf Creek Pass---several miles west of Monte Vista---it was alarming at first, then interesting and funny---a race with a deer

[voyager1980]

On 5/10/2014 ennui1 said:

On 5/10/2014 BonnieBelle said:

Deer are rodents?? I never knew that.

Deer are not rodents. Deer are a part of the deer family, Family Cervidae. This taxonomic family excludes rodents. RedTop meant that they are like rodents in her area.

Lol! That makes more sense. Glad you're ok OP.Scary experience

[bells4me]

Poor deer.

[RedTop]

Sorry for the confusion I created. Species wise, deer are not rodents, but they destroy like a rodent. Their teeth and jaws are strong and powerful, allowing them to strip tender leaves and bark, pull plants roots and all from the ground, as well as grind acorns, etc. Rodents are creatures of habit, as are deer. Deer generally maintain a routine of feeding in the area where they bed down, so you see them out pretty much at the same time during the day. When deer find tender leaves and growth on your property; whether it is flowers, or fruit trees, they are determined to eat what they have found, and will stay there until they have stripped that area of its food source. My husband and I use a pellet rifle to run them off our property. Their hides may be tough, but they do feel the sting of the pellet, and that is the only way we can keep them away. Deer are extremely nuisance animals, and I hate them.

Yes, deer do take a beating when they collide with a vehicle. Sometimes the internal bruising is so bad, the meat is not useable. However, we have taken several deer where there was only minimal damage to a front or hind quarter, and we were able to get the strip of tenderloin, and grind the rest in burger. To me, the only good deer is a dead one.

[bikerbabe]

On 5/11/2014 RedTop said:

Sorry for the confusion I created. Species wise, deer are not rodents, but they destroy like a rodent. Their teeth and jaws are strong and powerful, allowing them to strip tender leaves and bark, pull plants roots and all from the ground, as well as grind acorns, etc. Rodents are creatures of habit, as are deer. Deer generally maintain a routine of feeding in the area where they bed down, so you see them out pretty much at the same time during the day. When deer find tender leaves and growth on your property; whether it is flowers, or fruit trees, they are determined to eat what they have found, and will stay there until they have stripped that area of its food source. My husband and I use a pellet rifle to run them off our property. Their hides may be tough, but they do feel the sting of the pellet, and that is the only way we can keep them away. Deer are extremely nuisance animals, and I hate them.

Yes, deer do take a beating when they collide with a vehicle. Sometimes the internal bruising is so bad, the meat is not useable. However, we have taken several deer where there was only minimal damage to a front or hind quarter, and we were able to get the strip of tenderloin, and grind the rest in burger. To me, the only good deer is a dead one.