I hit a deer today...

[red baron]

and humans have killed off all the natural predators....


anyway:

www.deerwhistle.com

these have worked well for me and are quite easy to locate and small.

[joshuajcrouch]

Yeah on a much more positive note, it was wonderful to get out with a friend.  We met for lunch and cruised some back county roads.  This is obviously a before pic

You, sir, got lucky. 

My deer incident didn't go as well, but at least I'm still here to talk about it....

That is what I am afraid of now.  I can see how it could have easily gone so much worse.  Not much you can do when a 300 lb. ballistic strikes you on head on.

That was close. Glad you're ok. I'm amazed you kept it upright.
Similar to our problem with kangaroos down here.
Is it also a dusk and dawn issue up there?

Yeah, it gets much worst at dusk.  Its like the walking dead or something.  This happened in broad daylight though.

Glad you got out unscathed jjc  .

Thanks man.

The deer population has got out of control in our local forests to the point of causing environmental damage. The impact of the introduced species is such, that authorities have relaxed hunting regulations.

It does seem like the population has gotten out of control as of late.

and humans have killed off all the natural predators....


anyway:

www.deerwhistle.com

these have worked well for me and are quite easy to locate and small.

Thank you Sir.  I think I am going to give this a try.

[red baron]

  Not much you can do when a 300 lb. ballistic strikes you on head on.

That would be an abnormally LARGE deer, unless you've got mule deer where you're at.

[joshuajcrouch]

That would be an abnormally LARGE deer, unless you've got mule deer where you're at.

Ha maybe you are right.  I just googled what the average weight was of a deer, and the all mighty interwebz said 300 was average for a male deer.

[Skybarney]

20 years ago on Nine Mile (Upper Tujunga) off of Angeles Crest in SoCal I got my lucky card punched by a deer.  85mph right hand sweeper, Knee on the ground at 1:30 in the afternoon on a 100 degree day.  I just saw the bouncing brown blob our of the corner of my eye but could do nothing but hold my line.  The deer landed with his back feet just clearing my tank.  I broke his back leg with my helmet.  Other than nearly taking my head off it did not upset the bike at all.  I pulled over to the side of the road, put the side stand down and tried to stand up.  It did not work, for the first time in my life I was shaking too hard to stand.....

As a balloon pilot I think every time I fly that it would be a better world without power lines.  As a Motorcyclist every time I ride I think what a better world it would be without deer.

The reality of motorcycles is there are multiple random factors that we should be aware of and accept.  After all, if it was not a little bit dangerous, would it be any fun? 

[Howie]

That was close. Glad you're ok. I'm amazed you kept it upright.
Similar to our problem with kangaroos down here.
Is it also a dusk and dawn issue up there?

Yet we can't buy kangaroo skin in NY or Ca 

Dusk and dawn in rural areas, anytime in built up areas. 

[Speedbag]

As a Motorcyclist every time I ride I think what a better world it would be without deer.

 

And yes, dusk and dawn are the worst times of the day. Harvest season here in MN ratchets it up a few notches. Since my accident (at dusk, mid-September), my mantra is once the combines hit the fields I don't ride again until everything is out of the fields.

[Doe-Foe]

Welcome to the survivor's club...


a decent sized doe in October


I don't remember this impact


I remember a fraction of a second of this....

[Speedbag]

My lid:



Still have it on a shelf as a reminder. It's convinced a couple of buddies to wear better helmets. 

[koko64]

 

You killed Bambi 



Mmmm..., venison  

[AK ducati]

Glad you're okay!  At least in AK the deer don't really jump out in the road so much (relatively speaking).  Seems like their defense most of the time is to freeze by the side of the road.  Seen about 10 so far this summer do the same thing while I was riding.

[ducatiz]

The deer population has got out of control in our local forests to the point of causing environmental damage. The impact of the introduced species is such, that authorities have relaxed hunting regulations.

New Jersey banned deer and bear hunting about 10 years ago, and within 2 years the deaths on the highways from deer strikes were up 300% and people were meeting bears as they took out their trash, so they put it back in place.

[Fearnot69]

Congratulations you weren't hurt. As stated, you were very lucky. I hit one a few years ago. Coming around a sweeping right hander and came upon three does crossing from left to right. I backed off and moved to the left lane from 70 mph. As I came upon them, the last about faced into me. I was on my Road King and I hit her in the shoulder with my knee and crash bar. She turned my right passing and fog light. It joselled the bike, but I kept her up. Pulled over and checked out the bike. Straightened the lights and headed back on my way to work. Not many can say they hit a deer and survived unscathed.
I often wondered about the deer whistles. Someone told me to ask a used car dealer concerning their effectiveness. It didn't sound like they were very effective. I could be wrong.

[joshuajcrouch]

Wow.  Some crazy stories in this thread.  I'm humbled.

[MendoDave]

I've hit and killed three deer in a car but only come close to hitting one on the bike.

BTW if you ripped its leg off that's a kill.