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2005-12-04 5:57 PM

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Subject: I hit a deer today
But my truck is fine.

I was out running tonight around 3:30. My 10 mile loop brings me south of town through a neighborhood that lies at the edge of the hills. I was on the sidewalk on the left side of the road and approaching an area where a gully came up steeply to meet the road. The hill made most of the gully blind from the sidewalk and vice-versa. About 50 yards from that point I start to see some deer run out of the gully and across the road. I keep running and watching the deer. Just as I approached the point where the deer came from two more deer (that I couldn't see, and who didn't see me) bolted out in front of me. The first deer comes right in front and I instinctivly put my hands up to brace the impact. I manage to stop right as I collide with the deer, so it wasn't much of an impact. The deer panics and bolts across the road, luckily not kicking me in the process. The other deer hit the brakes and stopped at the edge of the sidewalk 6" from me. After the first deer bolted, the second deer and I just sat there and stared at eachother for a few seconds before it took off.


2005-12-04 6:14 PM
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Wow! Running so fast that you are hitting DEER!!!!
2005-12-04 6:15 PM
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WOW! LOL!! I was going to ask how bad your car was...but nevermind.

2005-12-04 6:29 PM
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Subject: RE: I hit a deer today
I had a similar incident on my bike this past summer. I watched the deer run up the ditch and it was going to plow right over me. I yelled and scared the hell out of it as it turned on a dime and went the other way (no collision). My cadence never changed.
2005-12-04 7:39 PM
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did the deer and you both have the "deer in the headlights look?"
2005-12-04 7:57 PM
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Elite
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Subject: RE: I hit a deer today
haha. The first deer didn't even see me. Heck I didn't even see him until I was on top of him. I swear the second deer was giving me the WTF look.


2005-12-04 8:08 PM
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WOW! i, i, i don't even know what to say, 'cept WOW!
2005-12-04 8:30 PM
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Running into DEER?  Is this what I have to look forward to????

Glad you and your truck are okay...even if your truck wasn't involved

2005-12-04 8:40 PM
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Elite
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Subject: RE: I hit a deer today
haha, this is the most deer I've seen. I think it had to do with the fact I was running near sunset and was on the outskirts of town. It's actually pretty neat going out and seeing stuff like that, just not running into them
2005-12-04 9:43 PM
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Subject: RE: I hit a deer today
I posted my "deer vs. bike" story on here somewhere. It can happen!

but it is deer season here in PA (just started last week) so there are a MILLION deer on the side of the road and narrowly avoiding that fate. There was a carcas beside the rails 2 trails trail I used to run...I almost lost my Gu.
2005-12-05 10:51 AM
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Elite
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Holy crap! That's incredible. I love that my dad's been deer hunting for decades and never shot a deer but you're making physical contact. 'Course, I'm not so sure my dad has ever wanted to shoot a deer with anything other than a camera...


2005-12-07 1:34 PM
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Elite
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Subject: RE: I hit a deer today
I dig your story. I live near the Santa Monica mountains and we have had mountain bikers attacked by mountain lions. We need more deer around here to keep us bikers safe!

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