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Old 10-25-19, 12:00 PM
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A møøse once bit my sister ...
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Old 10-25-19, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by terrymorse
Deer probably would ride on the hoods. They are not very bright.
They're kind of stuck with it, though. Not having fingers, they can't brake from the drops.

Getting a helmet on over the antlers is a whole different issue.
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Old 10-25-19, 12:28 PM
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Old 10-25-19, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by badger1
A møøse once bit my sister ...
You guys deserve this (jump to 1:37):


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Old 10-25-19, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Koyote
A moment of panic, a lifetime of one-upping other people who tell their stories of hitting deer with their automobiles. I think you did alright for yourself.
Not too worried about one-upping any more. I've hit 6 deer while riding motorcycles, so this one makes 7. I'm not sure I can put collisions with bicycles in the same category as motorcycles.

Never went down on any of the 6 motorcycle related ones either, although there has been substantial damage done to the motorcycles.
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Old 10-25-19, 01:34 PM
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I missed this one...
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Old 10-25-19, 01:43 PM
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This happened in my community back in 2014.
Bicyclist was killed.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/patch.c...of-art-weekley

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Old 10-25-19, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by terrymorse
Deer are a menace.
Funny you would say that because deer, no doubt, feel the same about people.
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Old 10-25-19, 03:04 PM
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A buddy got intentionally rammed by a buck a couple years ago. Broke a couple of ribs, messed up the bike.

It’s this time of year, the bucks are going nuts.
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Old 10-25-19, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by _ForceD_
This happened in my community back in 2014.
Bicyclist was killed.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/patch.c...of-art-weekley

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The ghost bike for that cyclist is still there. I see it whenever I drive into Newport. It is difficult to imagine how that incident may have occurred as the are is clear of vegetation with good views to either side of the road.
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Old 10-25-19, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by terrymorse
Deer are a menace.
They are the most dangerous non-human animal to human life, almost all because of collisions with cars. Some have pointed out that we may be safer with more cougars and wolves eating them.

Some years ago a commuter to JPL who rode down that trail in the Angeles NF that goes near JPL died from colliding with a deer. A friend lives nearby, works at JPL, bikes the same route.
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Old 10-25-19, 04:16 PM
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glad to hear you and the bike didn't get hurt.
i missed a deer by 6" in spring riding on the paved bike trail. i was going 20+ mph at the time chasing another rider.
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Old 10-25-19, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by berner
Funny you would say that because deer, no doubt, feel the same about people.
I highly doubt deer have feelings as we describe them in human terms.
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Old 10-25-19, 05:10 PM
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better than running into the dear, at least deer can't yell at you.
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Old 10-25-19, 05:56 PM
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Old 10-25-19, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by GlennR
The deer stumbled into the woods where the state police found it... they heard a single shot a few minutes later.
And then they planted a gun on the deer.
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Old 10-25-19, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Milton Keynes
And then they planted a gun on the deer.
along with the doe & a baggy of herbs.
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Old 10-25-19, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by berner
Funny you would say that because deer, no doubt, feel the same about people.
Yup. The "menace" is of our making. Deer are edge critters. We cleared so much forested land, creating more "edge" they moved in, multiplied and loved it. We went even further, planting soy beans, corn and tasty flowers around expansive lawns. What could go wrong?
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Old 10-25-19, 07:40 PM
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One of my dispatcher coworkers once got a call from a lady complaining of a deer in her neighborhood. She asked, "Isn't it illegal for deer to be inside the city limits?"
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Old 10-25-19, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by terrymorse
A buddy got intentionally rammed by a buck a couple years ago. Broke a couple of ribs, messed up the bike.

It’s this time of year, the bucks are going nuts.
Say what.... 😔... That's an image I don't even want to think about. What a nasty buck.... Lol
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Old 10-25-19, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Milton Keynes
And then they planted a gun on the deer.
And a baggie with some meth.

83-year-old man suffers broken hip in Calverton deer attack
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Had two fawns run along with me on a local MUP recently--one on each side. One ran into the woods right away, the one on the other side took a while to find a good opening, but eventually went into the woods also. I was going very slow, as I saw them before I got to them, could have stopped if one ran onto the mup. And 3 days ago, on the same mup, my wife stopped in front on me, resting on a fence, while waiting for the rest of our group to catch up. We hear a screech-turned out we had stopped where a buck was standing on the other side of the fence--the buck and some deer ran off into the woods, but only maybe 20 yards before they stopped and watched us watching them. See them going thru our yard (and eating our flowers, etc) every afternoon.
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Old 10-27-19, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by berner
The ghost bike for that cyclist is still there. I see it whenever I drive into Newport. It is difficult to imagine how that incident may have occurred as the are is clear of vegetation with good views to either side of the road.
I think you’re talking about the wrong one. There is a ghost bike near the beach as you enter Newport. (There are actually three in the community). But the one for this guy is out on Ocean Dr where there are wooded areas.

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Old 10-28-19, 11:22 AM
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There is a steep long hill that I ride down a few times a week. At first I used to go as fast as possible, until another friend mentioned the fact that deer come out of the woods often and just bogey across the road with no apparent worries of collision. I now drive slower and pay attention because at the top of the road there is a turn to the right so you cannot see what is ahead. Around here deer are all over town.

If I hit a deer on that hill, it would not be a pretty sight.
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Animals

Originally Posted by joelcool
It was pre-dawn on a bike path, I was probably going 15-20 before I saw the deer. I had a chance to slow down but we still collided. It was a young buck. I did not fall off the bike, no visible damage other than I'm a bit shaken up.

Happy Friday!
As I have no memory of the incident but the EMTs think I hit a goat at 55mph downhill.
Aloha wear your helmet
There is five weeks missing out of my life
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