I was going to Home Depot to get plywood. A deer was over the fence right in front of me. I locked the brakes and the next thing I was upside down hanging from the seat belt. I glanced off an oak tree and flipped. I got a black eye and a few small cuts on my hands, that's all. I got the belt off and someone opened the door. I am OK.
But my 4 Runner is gone. So fast I don't remember it.
Glad you're able to still be here to post with us!
Glad you're OK. I've had a few close calls, but never hit one or had a wreck because of one.
The car can be replaced.
around here if there is no deer or evidence of a deer you get a reckless driving ticket. cops tell everyone to hit the deer, not the ditch. glad your not hurt and the vehicle can be replaced.
Wow! I'm so glad you are ok. I know it really sucks when you lose vehicle even you are ok. But this means you still have to stay strong and keep on shooting! Thanks for all these years of your contribution, 44man.
Glad that you made it. Too bad you didn't get to invite the deer home for dinner. Between the wife and I, we have 6 kills with our vehicles. They can be dangerous. I totaled one car with one.
The bottom line, you made it without much injury. Sorry to hear that your 4 runner didn't make it.
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Good for you!!
Bad for the truck
What next?
Mike
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Heck I thought at first he was alerting us while hanging upside down. Glad your OK, sometimes those big eyed sweethearts just push their luck. Its like a game of daredevil between us and them.
CD
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Always hit a deer. Its not worth going into a tree over. Glad your alright
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Glad you're ok. To bad about the truck
Glad you are ok.
Paper targets aren't your friends. They won't lie for you and they don't care if your feelings get hurt.
Glad you are ok...you were blessed.
I hate to hear of this. Too bad about the 4 Runner, but Sooo glad you are OK. I have hit three of those boogers and vehicles sustained quite a bit of damage. I understand that you are supposed to hit them, but sometimes our reflexes are reacting before our thinker can send the proper signals to our brains. Like was said, your vehicle can be replaced.
Mark 5:34 And He said to her (Jesus speaking), "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be healed of your affliction."
Glad you are okay, but next time I would hit the deer and avoid the tree, the tree has no give most times. I taught all mine to hit the brakes and keep the wheels straight, one did just that once and the first thing she told me was "I did just what you told me daddy". Car was a mess but she was just shook up, which is as it should be.
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Whoa! Yeah we are all glad you are no worse! Dang shame about the truck but those can be replaced. Glad it was a WV deer and not a Michigan deer people get seriously hurt or worse up there where they grow them bigger.
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Same with Wisconsin deer. Uncle hit one with a Ford F350 dually, did about 17K dollars worth of damage.
Hope you are doing ok. I'm sure you'll be all stove p in the morning.
A local lady bought a new car and totaled it hitting a deer a few days later. It set off all the air bags. Happy you are ok.
thats why we have deer hunting season, revenge. when that sorry buck decided to run into my bonneville, i killed more deer in the next 3 or 4 years than i care to remember. hit my car=you and your little deer family members dying!
Glad you are okay! When I was commuting 4-mindnights at the casino I had to drive back home through prime deer crossing territory. There were 4-5 deer/car collisions there a week. I had a friend weld up a huge deer catcher bumper for the front of my 4wd E150 van(aftermarket conversion and a tank that deep snow wouldn't stop easily). Also helped I ran 31 inch tires on it so it sat pretty high and deer would hit the bumper and go under. In the 6 years I did that commute I killed over a dozen deer! This is the exact model/color but mine had some side windows and the huge bumper!
I would come crawling in 4 low to some of the fishing spots and guys wouldn't believe I took it down a jeep trail!
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