Near deer miss

[Monty]

This morning, I was coming home from work. It wasn't quite light yet, but just barely dawn. (cold too) I had just started to pass a car, when I saw a very big buck heading my way , in a hurry. ( he was an 8 or 10 point, at least). He stopped about 10 feet from the road in front of me, and just looked at me. I laid on the Stebel horn, and it was enough to send him running off the other way. I think the guy I was passing never saw him, and was wondering what I was honking at. Scary at the time, but glad it turned out ok. I see lots of deer between home, and the 40 miles to work.

[BuckShot]

Glad you was paying attention Monty. Be careful,we still need to share a couple of bottle's of Apple pie some night around the campfire.

[RandyR]

As has been pointed out, you need to keep an orange hat and hunting tag on the front of your bike to scare away the critters.

[N3FOL]

That is what we all have to pay attention to this time of the year. Bambi is out and about. This weekend, I have to be at work before 7am...so that means paying extra attention on the road.

 

Ride Safe.

[jarrejx]

Keep that "scanner" working, Monty. I'm gonna need your expert advice for my next Ky. Lake crappie hunt. Talk to you soon.

 

Jerry

[jemorrisonjr]

For some reason they seem to be moving around a lot.... Since I hit one 2 months ago I've seen more and more of them either on the road or running next to it on the way to work every morning.....

 

[Pic]

It is getting time for the Rut. Bucks will be chasing Does. Keep an extra eye out for early morning and late evening. This is when they are usually most active, but they can be anywhere at anytime this time of year.

[Shot]

This morning, I was coming home from work. It wasn't quite light yet, but just barely dawn. (cold too) I had just started to pass a car, when I saw a very big buck heading my way , in a hurry. ( he was an 8 or 10 point, at least). He stopped about 10 feet from the road in front of me, and just looked at me. I laid on the Stebel horn, and it was enough to send him running off the other way. I think the guy I was passing never saw him, and was wondering what I was honking at. Scary at the time, but glad it turned out ok. I see lots of deer between home, and the 40 miles to work.

 

I have this phobia about hitting a deer with my RSV. A friend of mine hit one around 2pm in the early fall year before last and the result was short term coma, lost 75 lbs and nearly lost his life. The deer actually jumped and knocked him off his bike. Been scared ever since.

 

Don't let your mind wonder; you've got the right horn and hopefully good brakes. Have a good one on me.

[Monty]

A guy from work had that happen to him 2 years ago, on Father's Day. He wasn't far from where I saw this deer, and on the same road. The deer jumped and knocked him off, into the path of oncoming traffic. He died quickly, and the bike hardly had a scratch on it. He never even saw the deer.