Originally Posted by
ptempel
Being in a very urban area, that's one thing I have never come across while riding. Maybe you need to yell loudly at the deer (like I do for peds) or get a deer whistle for your bike?
Would something like "HOOOOOO! COMING THROUGH!" work?
Yes, that works, and I did it recently upstate. But I had plenty of warning. The deer was on the left side of the road next to a barn that was right by the road. I knew that scaring her, she would have to cross the road in front of me. So I did. And it worked out as well as I had hoped; she crossed the road. But I yelled from far back. The problem is, you don't have that warning too often. Deer are very stealthy. They are camouflaged most of the time. And they can be very fast.