Hit a deer in NY! - Page 2

v6sonoma · 01-07-2014, 07:39 PM

patternpilot · 01-07-2014, 08:30 PM

From what I have seen, Camaro's don't take deer hits very well. Glad it was the truck.
I just hope this never happens to me. I ran over one once many years ago that had been previously hit. It was at night and just before I got to it, it lifted its head to look at me and then wham. Car lifted up on two wheels but I never lost control. Next day I had to clean lots of deer parts from under the car. No damage though. It was a Ford Taurus. Lucky.

Jay_LHD3 · 01-08-2014, 07:36 AM

That sucks but at least nobody (humans) got hurt.

PalmerGA · 01-08-2014, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by moserbe

Did you go up for Kim's funeral?

Not sure who you are talking about, but the daughter's (and my very dear friend's) name is Kim (Kimberlee, actually). It was her father who passed. Surely we are not talking about the same person. ??? PM me if you want more details.

PalmerGA · 01-08-2014, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by JCunningham

you dont have to report it. that deer was welcoming you to ny. its just a little taste of what its like to live in ny. The deer are to civilized to do what the politicians do to you. They use no lube and just ram it harder when you start to bleed.

Yeah. I lived in upstate NY until I was 25 but never hit a deer back then - I'm talking 60s + 70s. There just weren't as many around then. Now they are everywhere and have little fear of humans (or cars either, apparently). Especially in the suburbs of populated areas. They are a nuisance and the state needs to extend the hunting season and numbers hunters can harvest.

Scalded Dog · 01-08-2014, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by angie7

...The deer survived but broke both back legs. Called the sheriff, he shot it....

A few years ago, I came across a couple of guys who were trying to get an injured deer out of the road, off the highway. It was in bad shape, but kept trying to drag itself into the highway, on a four- lane mountain road, on a curve. I stopped, asked the guys if they wanted me to dispatch the deer. They accepted the offer... I can now say I have taken a deer with a .380 Colt with a 2" barrel.

Diode Dynamics · 01-08-2014, 04:00 PM

You drive a Dodge, but it was used as a Ram? Does anyone else see the irony there?

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patternpilot Drives: 2012 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tri-Cities WA. Posts: 934 View My Garage	From what I have seen, Camaro's don't take deer hits very well. Glad it was the truck. I just hope this never happens to me. I ran over one once many years ago that had been previously hit. It was at night and just before I got to it, it lifted its head to look at me and then wham. Car lifted up on two wheels but I never lost control. Next day I had to clean lots of deer parts from under the car. No damage though. It was a Ford Taurus. Lucky. __________________ There's more to life than gas mileage LS3, Whipple, Custom Comp Cam, springs, pushrods, timing set, CAI intake, Apex cold air scoop, Doug Thorley TRI-Y headers, Billet Custom Products baffled Valve covers, Mighty Mouse Catch can, ADM FPCM, ZL1 fuel pump, MSD boost-a-pump, Hex Vent hood vents, ProSport gauges(fuel pressure, AFR, Boost), Corsa, 100 cell Cats. Jannetty remote tuned, Pfadt trailing arms, all parts user installed. No Dyno yet. Manual trans. 3.45 gears.

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Jay_LHD3 Drives: 2019 F150 RCSB Abyss FX4 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,277	That sucks but at least nobody (humans) got hurt.