MSN Web Site Bambi's Revenge

[ruthunter]

There is an article on the MSN web site titled Bambi's Revenge. It states: "some 1.5 million deer-vehicle collisions kill several hundred people and cause more than $1 billion in damage annually. Can they be prevented?" Yes it can! Open more government land to hunting, issue more deer tags and extend the length of bow season from September 1 through February 28. I hit a deer (doe) with my Xterra about 3 years ago and it caused $2,500 in damages. Has anyone here in forum hit a deer?

[Bowhuntamistad]

My dad has four so far. Same truck and you can't tell the a thing.

[tx_dropem]

i hit a doe with my old 98 chevy but the ranchhand bumper just hit her and knocked her back i stopped and watched her get up like nothing happen and run off

[Randy]

Cara tagged out early on a nice 7. The Honda didnt fare to well, on the deal. Anyone know where I can get cheap Honda parts?

[Legdog]

traveling southbound on Hwy 77 just south of La Grange this past weekend we witnessed a doe who decided she needed to dart in front of the car in front of us at the very last second.

She flew a good 20 feet up in the air and sent the kids in the car into a frenzy of emotions from scared to just plain amazed.

People who hit the deer were a poor old couple from Iowa. They were pretty shook up as thier new van blew the radiator and jammed the passenger door.

I'll never forget the image of that deer in flight.

I guess we should have thanked the Iowa couple. If they were not in front of us that doe would have been our hood ornament.

[Teuf]

I had a doe run smack into my passenger-side door, when I was at a complete stop! Just wasn't looking where she was going I guess. My girlfriend didn't think it was as funny as I did.

[Stolle]

I guess those La Grange area deer wanted to die this weekend. I hit a doe Saturday Night just South of La Grange on 77. She was no match for my bumper replacement. Sure made a mess though!

[DerekC]

Aggiebowhunter, try Honda heaven in Ft.Worth, do a google and you will get all the info you need to contact them.

[Thumper]

I hit one or two about every ten years, but there is hardly a day that I do not drive past deer on the shoulder of the roadway. I slow down most of the time where there is no damage but once had to replace a grill and headlight.

The vehicle lights blind them, so I have learned to turn my lights off and blow my horn if it looks like they are moving or going to spook/run. I never swerve to avoid hitting a deer, I think this is how 99% of the fatalities occur.

My oldest daughter could drive for NASCAR, she has hit several with a good bit of damage. While she was going to law school in Baltimore she hit one in PA. I got a call about it the next day and the first thing she said was "the deer in PA are a lot bigger Dad". It busted the radiator and messed up the grill,bumper and hood on her car. She rented a car and went on with her camping trip after making a deal with the wrecker driver and body shop to first fix and then tow/deliver her car to Baltimore. In PA the driver that hits the deer is responsible for removing the deer from the roadway and it was a very big buck, 194 B&C. She couldn't understand why someone would do all that work just for a set of deer horns. Her grandfather was a ranch foreman for Jim West back in the 50's and 60's and she grew up with a whole bunch of big sets of horns stored under grandpa's work bench in his garage.