jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

That's awful! I hope I would never react that way. Maybe being a vet led her to avoid hurting an animal.

I bet therapy will help. After a fall on ice, yoga helped me regain full use of my left shoulder.

Stephan G

The first traffic death I had to investigate was a woman who hit a deer while driving to work. The deer flipped onto the top of the hood, kicking out through the windshield with hooves contacting her head. It was back in 1969. The deer was killed as well. It was not something to view.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

I'll see about getting the crossings moved if you teach the deer to use them

edrobinsonjr Loc: Boise, Idaho

Deal!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Funny but I never hit one at a crossing !!

Timmers Loc: San Antonio Texas.

Deer are a lot smarter than people give them credit. In San Antonio, a location of 1604 and I-10 is the University of Texas at San Antonio. Established in 1970s, that area became a poor location for deer hunting, seems all the deer in the area moved onto the UTSA property the day before hunting season and stayed till several days after the season closed. No one is allowed to hunt on UT property at any time, but the deer know when hunting season opens and closes in Texas and where.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Thats not smart, they just move to avoid the influx of people.

Timmers Loc: San Antonio Texas.

Nice try but no cigar. At the time (1970s), this was almost deserted area for people, only cars on 1604 (Charles Anderson loop) and a few houses, little business (of course there was an Ice House, Hills and Dales, still a great place to get beers).

This is a state wide phenomenon. Happens.

Is noted by UT Police Department (State Police). The San Antonio example was sited because UTSA was one of the last UT Sister Universities added to the UT group. Before this, hunting went on in the area as it was all private land. The UT Police noted this as occurring with about 3 years of the University going under construction.

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

Thanks for the tip - I'll mention yoga to her as another method

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

Yep - just like game birds (pheasants/quail/turkey) - plenty of them around up to opening day and then they are scarce...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

There's a recording online of a woman calling a radio station suggesting that they move the deer crossing signs so the deer will cross in a safer area. I can't believe that's the real thing. No one is that stupid.

Wow! There is quite a bit about that.

Original - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCrJleggrI

Follow-up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JWuFGMq3ZA

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

I have lived in only eight states but have driven in 21. Most of my life I've lived in Pensylvania and at almost 76 years of age have only twice hit a large animal, both times a deer and in Pennsylvania. Neither time was I injured and in both, the deer survived. The first time I was driving a company vehicle and the damage was a broken headlight and a slight dent in the fender. The second time was on my motorcycle and no damage to me or the bike (I kept it upright and on its wheels). The deer's hind quarters went down but it got up quickly and ran into the bushes.

I'll attribute my good fortune to excellent driving skills (or maybe an exceptionally great guardian angel) and maybe some luck.

sjb3

Back in 1968, I was stationed at Fort Greely, Aklaska. I remember a serious wreck that happened in October of that year. A staff sergeant from the Post Engineer's Office was driving his Ford Mustang convertible back to base at about 3 in the morning, and was "feeling no pain" as the old saw goes. They figure he was going around 70 mph when the buffalo trotted out in front of his car. His injuries were so bad he ended up before a medical board (don't know the outcome). The car was in pieces, the buffalo was killed by the impact and the orphanage in Delta Junction got the meat.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

That's why I don't live in a state with wild buffalo or moose.

Martys Loc: Lubec, Maine

Living in down east Maine,theres many deer crossing the roads ...have had many close calls,..9 out of ten time there's more than one deer crossing the road,..I'll always wait a several seconds before proceeding, others frequently meander onto the roadway that lag behind.

Have only had two incidents involving car damage,.......they hit the car,...blindsided me both times,..... other close calls. I found that blowing the horn sometimes makes the deer leap out of the car's path,...not fool proof though,...have had some deer freeze in place instead.
Some places here have so many frequencies of deer that I even blow my horn just passing thru,..... even if I see no deer,....never know if there's any preventitive value in that practice????
We have moose as well but are seldom around,...and that's the rub,...you can get lax,...high beams and open awareness seem to be the best practice,...no garantees!!!!
One area I vist for deer photo opportunities is pretty thickly populated,...those living there regularly feed them in their backyards,..they become tame to an extent and feel safe returning on a regular basis. My few best white tail pics were shot at that location.