A bike rider was killed recently here in St. Johns County (FL) when hitting a deer.
Be careful out there during the rut...... those deer are as crazy as a teenager with a six pack and a fast car on a Friday night!

Anthony'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)

--- On Sun, 11/14/10, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote:

From: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject: Re: Deer Hit - how to avoid
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Sunday, November 14, 2010, 9:03 PM

A friend hit a pig with his BMW motorcycle a few years back. He walked away,
the front forks & front tire of his BMW and the pig did not survive.

Tom
www.towercooler.com

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Al Knoll
Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 7:16 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Deer Hit - how to avoid

On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Jack R. <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:

> I know this is too late for Jeff... but a lot of good tips for others!
> http://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-a-Moose-or-Deer-Collision
>
> 188,000 miles on my 84 Westy, and only 2 times did a deer come close to
> it... owned since 1987.
>
> Jack R.
>
>
Good points.. say 12 points.

There is a quaint Newfoundland custom called truck burning.� You are not
insured against Moose damage but you are insured against fire.

Deer, even mulies, are miniscule compared to moose and feral hogs.� Most
often folks see moose in water and they don't look all that tall.� On a
roadway the middle of the moose is mid windshield on most cars and often
comes right in, alive and kicking so to speak.

I spent some time on the last frontier, during rutting season moose will
charge almost anything, jeep, m113APC, M60A1, M88,� 175 SP.

See a moose by the side of the road, stop somewhat back from said moose and
honk and wait.� If it's during the rut, don't honk, just wait.

Bimeby the moose will move on.

Hogs are different.� 300-500lbs of porkchops and low slung.� They won't come
through the windshield but they will total your vanagon.� Nothing worse
than having 300 lbs of pressed ham in your radiator.

Lighting that illuminates the sides of the roadway is the preferred
illumination.� Deer eyes reflect, hog eyes don't.

Stealth pigs they are kinda like the famous Tonopah stealth cows.

Always carry a block and tackle, and a good knife.� If the car still runs,
discreetly harvest the critter.

Pensionerd.