Request To Drivers

[Blade]

When a buck ruts, they rarely eat or rest they have one thing on their mind and that is mating. Deer normally run in herds but during "the rut" the mature doe runs off the younger immature does. The mature does travel alone during this time, though she may be followed by the immature does. Should you see a lone doe cross the road or standing on the side of the road and looking across the road or behind her or flipping her tail, you can bet "Big Daddy" is close behind her. If she has crossed, be cautious as he may be hot on her tail.

Last year as I was traveling to work I turned at a stop light in town(a side street). Just as I turned I see a doe on the side of the road as I got closer I see a buck on the other side of the road. DUH! I didn't want either of them to jump on or into my truck, so I sat there. She came to the center line, then he did. I thought OMG deer porn.....they discussed it a few minutes and she got out of the road, he didn't. I blew the horn flashed my lights and he didn't move. I open the door stood on the running board and yelled at him. He turned square to me, stomped his hoof and blew at me. I'm thinking oh shit he's gonna charge my truck LOL. He didn't. Then this tiny little car came up and whizzed around me and between the deer. I thought IDIOT! Finally they decided to go into private for their affair and I was able to go on to work.

It's rare that I go to work a week without seeing deer. I saw one this morning right after I left the driveway. People pass me flying like a bat out of hell every morning, but I putt putt around 40 mph all the way to town every morning so I can make a safe sudden stop should I need to. And YES I have hit several deer. Sometimes I think I have doe in heat scent on my trucks.

[suebee]

Thanks for this! This is SO important! As a northerner I'll add: watch out for moose too! You hit a moose and you will very likely die. It's no joke. Stay safe!

[Blade]

Originally Posted by suebee

Thanks for this! This is SO important! As a northerner I'll add: watch out for moose too! You hit a moose and you will very likely die. It's no joke. Stay safe!

Thank goodness I don't have to worry about this! If I hit a moose, one of us have certainly made a wrong turn.

[princessbelle]

Originally Posted by Blade

Thank goodness I don't have to worry about this! If I hit a moose, one of us have certainly made a wrong turn.

hey it's possible. They do travel right?

[Blade]

Originally Posted by princessbelle

hey it's possible. They do travel right?

Smacks self in forehead........yep they do....and they wear black hoodies and run from women with pink tasers.

[princessbelle]

Originally Posted by Blade

Smacks self in forehead........yep they do....and they wear black hoodies and run from women with pink tasers.

Ohhhhhhhhhhh you did NOT go there

[Oiler41]

Happened to me today; just around the corner from the house, a young doe came out of the woods and stopped in the middle of the road; I turned on my high beams, she froze and then took off in the direction she was heading to being with. Doe number two was still on the other side of the road waiting to cross. I waited to see if she was going to cross as well, but she just stood there right off the edge of the road, frozen in place. I love seeing them so close to home but they are sometimes hard to see. Even a small patch of woods in the middle of suburbia is intriguing to them so don't assume you have to be out in the country or on a dark sparsely populated road to find them!

Glynn

[Liam]

I used to commute on a highway that ran close to a river, and purchased those little deer whistles that stick on the front bumper—they made a dramatic difference.

[dixie]

Oh good grief. Damn deer... I have them everywhere. LOL

I actually love deer and have a small herd that is so used to people they come right up to my front porch where I'm standing. (And yes, I am one of those weirdos who will carry on a "conversation" with them while they're there...lol) They have always been around the house, and I know firsthand what a danger they can be to drivers and such. I have a hard time keeping them from jumping off the bank onto the hood of my car when I go down my driveway. I also had one run out into the road, halt about the same time I braked, and then run head first into the driver side door of my completely still truck, almost knocking the side mirror off. Luckily the deer was ok.

I've heard those little deer whistle things do work well. I haven't tried one yet though.

Oh, and we also have to worry about bear incidents. Two cars were totalled just last week in two seperate run-ins with bears. One of the bears survived, but the other didn't.

Be cautious, be observant, and stay safe out there y'all.

[katsarecool]

I was involved in a deer strike several years ago. Saw the first deer run in front of my truck. I had just enough time to think and be grateful I had not it until I heard a loud thud. A deer had run into my truck broadside; smearing blood, fur and mud from headlight to taillights too causing $6,000 damages. I was very lucky that night. Last weekend I saw a 6 pt buck not 30 feet away in the neighbor's yard. It was beautiful. I called to it, he looked up and then dashed away.

[DomnNC]

Also, at dusk or first dark, if you scan the sides of the roads for little golden orbs of light, it's your headlights reflecting off the deer's eyes. That's helped me a lot at times.

[cinderella]

*snip*

Originally Posted by Blade

When a buck ruts, they rarely eat or rest they have one thing on their mind and that is mating.

Sounds like many butches I've known...(thank God for small favors!! )

[Apocalipstic]

Thanks for bumping the thread, we have lot's of cute deer in Nashville I would like to avoid hitting.

Are the whistles hard to install?

[betenoire]

Originally Posted by apocalipstic

Are the whistles hard to install?

If they're what I'm thinking of, they're actually just stuck on with double sided tape.

Dear Drivers;

On Friday when it was raining and you could clearly see that the right lane was a giant lake and the left lane was not only puddle-free but CAR-FREE...maybe it would have been nice of you to drive in the left lane and not repeatedly spray puddle water at me. It was really irritating when I had to spend more time using my umbrella as a shield against your splashes than against the actual rain falling from the sky.

You are all assholes.

Love,

Brandy

[Liam]

Originally Posted by apocalipstic

Are the whistles hard to install?

No, they are very easy, just make sure the surface of your bumper is clean and dry, before peeling and sticking them on.

[Blade]

As Cody mentioned and others have said, deer whistles work pretty dang good. They are cheap too. Sometimes you can find them at Big Lots or the Dollar store for DUH a buck LOL. They are also at Walmart and the major auto parts stores. Very easy to install, they just stick on and they are also great for motorcycles and scooters.

Only thing is NOTHING is going to stop a running deer from crossing the road so keep your eyes peeled, and be aware. They cause just as much damage if they broadside you as they do if you broadside them. A big doe committed suicide on the front quarter panel of my Mom's Camry back in the spring, she made a left turn and hadn't even gone far enough to get up to the speed limit.

My roomie and I were in Charlotte 2 weeks ago and right in the middle of the city there were 3 deer off the side of the road grazing. They acted like they had no idea they were totally visible or that they were a hundred feet off a busy 4 lane. So like coyote, deer or any wild animal for that matter learn to adapt readily to humans encroachment into their habitat.

[Glenn]

All; Did u ever hear a deer commit suicide like Blade just said? Whisles need cleaning inside alot and be put where the brushes in the car wash can't take them off like in front of the radiator.