Woman a magnet for suicidal deer

The Charleston Post & Courier ^ | 09-16-05 | Andrew Dys

[Bernard Marx]

This reminds me of the Deer Woman in David Lynch's movie "The Straight Story." I thought that was a very funny scene.

[smoothsailing]

I'm not familiar with the movie,is it one worth renting?

[To Hell With Poverty]

" I don't need any more "racks""

Some guys would argue that you can never have too many "racks"....

[ruoflaw]

My mother lived in Iowa and she had alot of experience with hitting deer. The first event happened after she got a brand new car. She told me to remember that there are always two and you will usually hit the second deer.

My girlfriend hit a deer and she had just had her car repaired and we were coming home from the mall when a deer ran in front of us and as she braked, she hit it and the second deer.

[RebelBanker]

A deer's hooves or antlers through your windshield can kill you, but so can the telephone pole you hit swerving to avoid the deer. Also, deer are herd animals, so there are likely to be more around if you see one.

Swerving is about the worst thing you can do other than shouting "RAMMING SPEED" and flooring it. You are very likely to lose control and hit something else, quite possibly another deer. If you can, slow way down and carefully drive around them. If not, stand on the brake and try to minimize the impact.

[DJ MacWoW]

My favourite deer accident was one ran into the side of our car on a 4 lane road.......and it had 3 idiot hunters right behind it. They had to be city folk. REAL hunters wouldn't chase a deer into 4 lanes of traffic.

Hubby has always had VW diesels. He now has a 97 TDI. Nice quiet engine. Never had a deer run in front of the clattery ones. They always looked at us and ran the other way. Had a buck leap right into the front of the hood on the newer one.

[adam_az]

"REAL hunters wouldn't chase a deer into 4 lanes of traffic."

Indians used to chase buffalo off cliffs. Why not? ;)

[DJ MacWoW]

Well it IS a unique obstacle course. :)

Deer run through there all the time but you usually don't see 3 guys with guns dodging cars and trucks. *eye roll*

[Bernard Marx]

I loved it but my tastes aren't exactly mainstream. It's Lynch's G-rated Disney tale of the old fellow who made a 320-mile trip to see his sick brother on a riding lawnmower. Except for the deer scene it's hardly identifiable as a Lynch movie, celebrating as it does normal Middle American values. It's for adults because it would bore kids to tears - the theme requires a little maturity. It was Richard Farnsworth's last role. Sissy Spacek, someone I normally don't like, was great in it.

[ruoflaw]

I got so paranoid about deer that I dreaded driving at night. Mom sent me deer whistles and I asked my husband to put them on the car and after that, I felt safe. One day I went to the basement to get a screw driver out of my husband's tool chest and I saw the deer whistles and they were still in the package!

[DJ MacWoW]

Did you hurt him? A lot? And often? Just what did you end up doing with the screwdriver? ;)

[ruoflaw]

no, but I brought it up and he and my son about died laughing. I admit I had evil thoughts. lol

[smoothsailing]

Thanks! I will rent it! :)

We have a VCR our niece and nephew gave us for Christmas a couple of years ago.We rarely use it because we don't care much for the stuff that's out there.

[wolfcreek]

Deer hunting would much simpler if We could slow the bullets down to 65 mph. Just put a horn and a pair of headlights on it and the deer will run right in front of the bullet.

Ron "Tatar" White

[ruoflaw]

well, there are actually some very good films out there and you can rent all the oldie goldies classics!

[smoothsailing]

LOL!

[af_vet_rr]

My driving instructor said to swerve to avoid deer if possible, because they can kill you if they come through the windshield.

My best friend in high school was almost killed by a deer - it came through the windshield in the middle of the car, and about the only thing left outside of the car was its rear legs. The front portion of the deer was in the back seat (which looked like somebody had taken a bucket of red paint and just dumped it all over the place).

A few days later, I talked to the cop who got there first, and he told me he was sure he was dead when he saw him, because he wasn't moving and there was blood all over. He ended up with a broken shoulder, and a lot of stitches

I sometimes think people underestimate just how much deer weigh, or what hitting one at 45mph+ (especially if they are leaping/airborne and would therefore be above the hood) would be like.

[dennisw]

LOL!

[BigCinBigD]

Several years back a friend of mine bought a new Ford F-150. On his way home from the dealership a 8 point buck ran out in front of him and he hit it. Almost totaled his new truck.

He saved the dead deer and had the head mounted. On his den wall are several trophy mounts. Under each is a round that he shot it with it,.30-30,.270 and so on. Under this head is a little Blue Ford oval.