We have terrible urban deer problems here in the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids
area and I've come close to hitting several, usually in the early fall
(now).  I've taken to driving only my '96 Passat wagon when I have to
head out on the highways at night.  Airbags, hood, etc.  Probably living
in a fools paradise on that one, but I'm hoping that the hood offers me
some protection.  I'm a bit worried about the van being pretty much eye
level with antlers while driving.

The City of Iowa City begins the sharpshooting program on this side of
town later this month.  Last year there was a deer collision downtown,
even.

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Donald Baxter  Iowa City, Iowa
(319) 337-0494
www.mindspring.com/~onanov

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of John Baker
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 12:04 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Deer Strike, Stories anyone??

Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:45:04 -0400 "Spooner, Robert E." wrote:
>>Had the displeasure of whacking a deer on the way to work this
>>morning<<

Living in SouthWestern Ohio, this is always a great fear for me,
especially this time of year. I took out a 12 point Buck in an old Ch*vy
Malibu when I was in High School, and if my engine hood had not flown
open, I'm afraid Mr Deer would have come through my windshield and
impaled me with any one of those 12 points. It totalled the car. I have
always wondered how safe my Vanagon would be in a head-on collision with
a deer or something else, bigger and gasoline powered. Anyone have any
REAL LIFE stories about head ons in their Vanagon and how you and it
fared??

Peace, JB
'66 Split Window Camper
'83 H20 Vanagon

"You cannot simultaneously work for peace and prepare for war..."