Originally Posted by
kahn
Rental SUV outside of Durango. It was like "what happened..." as we gasped in the airbag smoke and powder. Front end was really smashed in and deer was very dead. Next day at the rental agency, agent said you should have seen the car that hit a moose. Glad we were protected by metal and airbags. There's a section of road there that has warning lights flashing when deer come within range and trigger the sensors. We were very cautious for the rest of the trip.
There's a sign outside of Mazama, WA with yearly deer kill totals.
My kid sister has hit elk on TWO separate occasions with rental cars between Phoenix and Show Low AZ in just one year...
Folks used to do the Alaska Highway from Seattle to Alaska - you don't even want to know how many Moose get nailed on a daily basis... and they stand with bodies/bellies above eye-level if driving in a car... and they weigh two-three time what a deer weighs... Car roof caved in, etc...