Hit a deer

[k9krazee]

That poor deer. I think i'd be more worried about the deer than the car.
I'm very sorry that your car is broken, but it is no reason to hate a living animal that YOU hit. Hopefully i'm not the only one who thinks that way, it's quite upsetting.

ditto

[LKPike]

well in OUR case, the deer hit us

[ramanth]

I love animals but frankly I can understand her frustration. This time of year is maddening. Deer are always on the move but more so during hunting season. They get spooked out of there normal grazing and resting locations during the day. They do not just lay down where they are at night. They cross many roads and highways to get back to their normal nesting areas.

It saddens me to see a dead deer on the side of the road or highway and honestly we need more hunters to keep the deer population reasonable. There are no natural predators. I'd prefer to see the deer on my dinner plate than on the side of the road where it likely suffered.

And you can't accuse her saying she hit it. She didn't want to hit it. And at night there are times you can't see them. Rarely do they just stand in the road or meander out into the road far enough ahead so that you have time to stop for them. They just POP out and you either have two choices. Swerve or hit it.

And if you swerve you are likely to hit another car, a tree, or worse, a pedestrian.

There are so many vehicle fatalities this time of year because people swerve to miss the deer.

Both the police and insurance companies stress that you should never swerve. Always hit the deer. The damage will be less and you are likely to walk away.

My mom was able to stop in time for a herd of deer. The last one out of the woods landed on the hood of her car, killing itself and blowing out her headlights and radiator.

A boy in my high school swerved to miss a deer and hit a tree head on. He's dead but hey... they deer lived.

*gets off her soapbox*

[Vela]

I always feel badly for the deer, but nobody WANTS to hit a deer. It's an accident. They just pop out and they are really quite dumb about cars, as in the story where they tried to drive past and it turned around and ran into the car...I think it's okay to be upset about damage to your vehicle, but I feel badly for the deer as well. They can't help it there isn't much place to go anymore where there aren't people, but I don't think anyone intentionally wants to hit one with their car.

[CagneyDog]

There are no natural predators.

Yeah because of us! If we didn't kill off their natural predators then we wouold not have that probelem at all.

I totally agree with you Kay.

[Edwina's Secretary]

If you live where deer and highways collide you know what IRescue is talking about. They are a great danger to vehicles. It is sad but a fact of urban life in certain parts of the country....including where I grew up.

They are beautiful creatures but when one comes crashing through your car windshield it is a terrifying event! And most often at dusk or night.

Hunting season is bad and rutting season even worse!

[anna_66]

Sorry to hear about the accident. We hit a deer a few years ago and unfortunately the doe didn't die right away. It was the most horrible thing

But I do feel your frustration. The deer have been so bad around here lately I can't even tell you how many times Mark and I have almost hit a deer. It's almost a daily thing

[CagneyDog]

So what happened to the deer? Is it dead?

[petslover]

I am glad that you are okay. I have heard many cases when deer run out in front of people and they get seriously hurt. I am glad you are okay. I think people are jumping to conclusions about her. She was frustrated when she said she hate deer. I would be frustrated too if it caused that much damage to my car. Money is too hard to come by when you are going to college. The main thing is that she is okay and that is good news.

[jackie]

IRescue452, I am so glad you are ok, and I hope this doesn't stress you out too much.

(((Hugs)))

[cyber-sibes]

Hitting a deer - that must have been very frightening! I worry about it all the time because I live in the country. Especially in the fall during hunting season, I see them racing across fields. Fortunately I've never hit one, I know I'd feel bad about it. Heck, I feel bad when I run over some poor little creature's remains that have been there for days! Not sure what the answer is, but far too many animals get killed by cars. (including my beloved Rosie )

[JenBKR]

I can't believe some of the responses you have gotten When I hit a deer years ago of course I was sad over the deer, but I was a poor college student too and couldn't afford to fix my car. Some people must not have to worry about money. Must be nice. I see deer all the time on the road, especially this time of year. I personally think it's good to have hunters (my husband and father hunt) to control the population - otherwise we would be overrun with deer. When you live in Pennsylvania (and many other parts of the country) where the roads wind all over the place, you'll go around a bend many times to see a deer standing in the middle of the road. There's not much you can do, and it's pretty upsetting.