Close Encounter of the Horny Kind . . . Oh Dear!

[Northern Rider]

Tonight I was calibrating my Predator on our local back roads. It had been a glorious warm, sunny fall day with temps in the 70's.

At 8:22 PM, after coming out of a sharp 90 degree left hander with the autostick in second gear, I blasted into the night darkness flat out and pulling hard in third gear when it happened.

A white-tailed deer, a large buck similar to the pic below, trotted out from the left into my path.

God bless HID lights!

I swerved right onto the narrow gravel shoulder and just as quickly back up onto the asphalt. Even with the ESP partially disabled, the big SRT8 never missed a beat. One more Deer - Car collison avoided. That buck must have run well over 250 lbs!

Fortunately, for the deer and me, we both escaped the blood, guts and gore that too often happens on our roads here at this time of year. A few years back a good neighbour died, when a buck was thrown through the windshield of his large BMW SUV, and impaled him in the neck.

One never knows what each day will bring . . .

[Trojan]

Close call Pat, Glad your ok, While its nice having back roads to run on its also quite dangerous. I know your driving skills are way up there, someone else might not have been so Lucky. Be carefull back there speed racer

[Rambit]

Thank God you're OK Pat, but they say you're not supposed to swerve out of the way. I'd automatically do the same thing though.

It's that time of the year again and that buck was chasing a skirt. He was having a horny time too...haha. Wait a minute, that's what the title is all about isn't it!!! I wanna be a deer too!

Bernie

[bruno]

NR,
Glad to hear you dodged a collision and possibly some tragic consequences. I'm sure your adrenaline was pumping away for quite some time after the near hit. Thank goodness for your quick reflexes and experienced driving skills. You need to do all that test driving during daylight from now on. Rambit is obviously hallucinating over your situation....

bruno

[Northern Rider]

Normally they come flying across the road. Maybe Rambit was chasing it - who knows? Anyways, it was at a trot - unusual. I never swerve for small animals, but this guy was just too big!

It was all over in under 5 seconds - and yeah - my heart was pounding from the adrenalin!

[Rambit]

Someone needs to have a serious buck to buck talk with that young buck. Doesn't he know you're supposed to walk across the road and... (use your imagination).

Bernie

[robaustin]

Just two more weeks until I go deer hunting. Got to thin them out to make the roads safe for LX'ers.

[bruno]

Originally Posted by Northern Rider

Normally they come flying across the road. Maybe Rambit was chasing it - who knows? Anyways, it was at a trot - unusual. I never swerve for small animals, but this guy was just too big!

It was all over in under 5 seconds - and yeah - my heart was pounding from the adrenalin!

What? Rambit was chasing the buck? I won't go there...

I just about took out my neighbor's dog on the way up my road this evening after it purposely chose to chase my car and darted right out in front of it. Thank goodness for excellent brakes or that Australian Shepherd would be in doggie heaven and I would be a basket case.

I think you need to avoid those Canadian back roads, nonetheless.

bruno

[stevesrt8]

glad to hear everything came out OK.

We have that issue down here too. Ours are a lot smaller but still really dent up your car!

[Rambit]

Originally Posted by bruno

What? Rambit was chasing the buck? I won't go there...

I just about took out my neighbor's dog on the way up my road this evening after it purposely chose to chase my car and darted right out in front of it. Thank goodness for excellent brakes or that Australian Shepherd would be in doggie heaven and I would be a basket case.

I think you need to avoid those Canadian back roads, nonetheless.

bruno

Haha. You know what they say eh? Some people will do anything for a buck.

Bernie