On 12/13/2015 2:16 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 12/12/2015 11:41 PM, Muggles wrote:
On 12/13/2015 12:23 AM, rbowman wrote:
On 12/12/2015 09:17 PM, Robert Green wrote:
It was pretty odd because I was the only car
around when the deer burst out of the underbrush and right in front of
the
car. Must have been a kamikaze.

They're suicidal. The one I hit was on I94 near Miles City, MT. Eastern
Montana can be summed up by 'ain't nothing there'. Except the deer. I
saw him crossing the eastbound lanes and when he got to the median strip
I thought it was just another deer crossing the road. His timing was
perfect; he turned around and threw himself in front of the truck. I
didn't even have time to react.

I bet a few choice words flew out of your mouth, tho!


"Sorry, Bambi." The Kenworth was old enough it had a real steel bumper.
The bumper got bent a bit but a come along and a light pole at the Miles
City truck stop got it pulled back from the tire.

The newer trucks, like the newer cars, are all plastic until you get to
the cab. They don't hold up too well in deer or elk encounters.

fwiw, the company put those deer whistles on all the trucks. In my
experience they are 100% ineffective.

I often wonder if animals like that actually have a death wish.

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Maggie