Originally Posted by GlennR

Years ago my son was on a club ride, they were on a long straight downhill reaching 40mph when a deer jumped out. The rider in front hit the second one and went down. His carbon bike was broken in two and he suffered a broken collar bone and wrist. The deer stumbled off the side of the road. The state troopers arrived and one went into the woods and quickly came back. He returned with his shotgun and a few seconds later you heard 2 shots.

Deer are just as dangerous to cyclists as they are to cars.