I see at least 2 dozen every morning on my latest route, maybe a half dozen of them in or close to my path of travel. I learned a long time ago to sing and talk to myself when riding in the dark in deer infested areas, just to give the little darlins warning that I am coming. The rut is the worst, cuz the bucks are running around all stoopid and horny.
When I lived in NM, we had not only deer, but elk, antelope, bears and mountain lions to watch for, but the critters I hated were the damn cattle. Dumbest critters in the world, they just stand there and stare at you as they munch on some cud. You gotta get off the bike and shoo em away with a stick...or in my case, a coil of rope that I kept in my saddlebag.
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Last edited by chipcom; 10-20-06 at 07:53 AM.