Originally Posted by
TDRILL
As with driving in the car, I find it best to just hold your line. I generally only nail squirrels with my car when I try to swerve around them. Even when I would have sworn I would have tagged one, holding my line, I'm surprised when I look back and don't see him in the road.
This.
I believe that more people have crashed trying to avoid the damn things than have been taken down by hitting them. Hold your line, and be prepared to control your bike through the incident.
Actually, I like this approach for other small animals, and pedestrians...