Had a heart stopping moment a few weeks ago. I was driving down a deserted interstate (yes, they can and do exist occasionally!) late at night. I saw a blur of movement as I spend past...looking in my rear view mirror I saw that two deer had jumped out JUST behind my car. FAINT. Another milisecond and I'd have hit them both. Thanks, Jesus!
Try driving down NM 537 at night. It's an obstacle course! They start coming out around dusk, and then it's a free-for-all. I think 90% of the deer and elk in NM are on the Jicarilla reservation.
You had good reason to be thankful to Jesus. I can relate. When driving to and from one of our daughter's homes, I am in deer-alert mode.
Earlier this year on the way to dinner there, our car and hundreds of others came to a quick halt. At first, no one knew the cause, but as the time went on, we left our cars and interacted with those who were also stuck.
Emergency vehicles made their way past us as we pulled as far to the right as possible.
Eventually, way up the road ahead of us, a helicopter landed in the middle of the street.
The cause? A deer had run in front of a motorcycle. The driver was airlifted away. Til this day I don't know how he fared; all I could do was pray for him.
All of us spent at least an hour on that road, but in conscience, who could complain when someone else was injured?