T-Boned a deer today....
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I had three deer leap across the road in front of me----in the SUBURBS. Lucky I was going 15 mph. I think we need to encourage hunting. We already have a problem here with feral hogs. Now deer?
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Glad your OK, the deer I see here are so used to people they don't even worry about us. They remind me of my cats when they're wondering "and what does that have to do with me?" when I go by.
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Oh Deer! Really, man, I'm glad you're (mostly) ok!
Now, I'm reminded of Pat McManus' experience w/a deer and a bicycle...
It was in his book "They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?"
Here's a quote from the chapter "My First Deer, and Welcome to it".
Now, I'm reminded of Pat McManus' experience w/a deer and a bicycle...
It was in his book "They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?"
Here's a quote from the chapter "My First Deer, and Welcome to it".
I had rigged up my bike especially for deer hunting. There were straps to hold my rifle snugly across the handlebars, and saddlebags draped over the back fender to carry my gear. The back fender had been reinforced to support a sturdy platform, my reason for this being that I didn't believe the original fender was stout enough to support a buck when I got one. My one oversight was failing to put a guard over the top of the bike chain, in which I had to worry constantly about getting my tongue caught. Deer hunting on a bike was no picnic
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Funny comment from the driver witness. Lol
We just have rattlesnakes to look out for. They can jump up and bite your leg or get caught in your spokes. It's not common though, but they sun themselves in the morning to warm up, often in the bike lanes.
Otherwise we have a lot of bunnies, equally as dumb with the bright light on bikes. I guess you could just always hop over them though . . . (see what I did there?)
We just have rattlesnakes to look out for. They can jump up and bite your leg or get caught in your spokes. It's not common though, but they sun themselves in the morning to warm up, often in the bike lanes.
Otherwise we have a lot of bunnies, equally as dumb with the bright light on bikes. I guess you could just always hop over them though . . . (see what I did there?)
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On my first group ride ever, a dog ran under my front wheel - knocked me out, broke my collarbone and my hip - bike was ok with a little ding on the saddle. It took two months to walk again, but after I healed, I found a great Korean Cook Book and that dog and I made peace. Now I've moved to the hill country and we have lots of deer, and occasionally a roadrunner will come out and race me (which is really cool, love roadrunners) but what really freaks me out is the thought of a large rattler laying across the road. Never seen one, but it freaks me out just the same.
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I almost had a run in with a buck with a full rack of antlers on him last fall. I was heading home from work on a pitch black trail with my full set of lights up and running with my IPod tuned into CBC news when all of sudden I smelt something really musky and heard a crash immediately behind me. Totally freaked me out.
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On my first group ride ever, a dog ran under my front wheel - knocked me out, broke my collarbone and my hip - bike was ok with a little ding on the saddle. It took two months to walk again, but after I healed, I found a great Korean Cook Book and that dog and I made peace. Now I've moved to the hill country and we have lots of deer, and occasionally a roadrunner will come out and race me (which is really cool, love roadrunners) but what really freaks me out is the thought of a large rattler laying across the road. Never seen one, but it freaks me out just the same.
He goes up to the house, nobody's home. He goes to the neighbor's house. He said he didn't know what to do, having just killed the dog. The neighbor asked "You sure it's dead??? Wanna Beer?"
Every time I see a beagle I think about that story.
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I've hit two.. First one nothing hurt but my pride, second one was a new bike and a surgical shoulder reconstruction. Peril of my 2:00 am commute.
Glad you're OK.
Glad you're OK.
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Glad you're okay. Your story and that video posted in this thread does give me pause. I ride in an area with a lot of wildlife. I've had wild turkeys, bears, deer and even moose cross the road in front of me on rides. The thought of nailing any one of them is not something I would want to have happen. Especially since it's a hilly area with some fast, steep, tree lined descents.
I'll learn to enhance my peripheral vision on my rides.
I'll learn to enhance my peripheral vision on my rides.
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anyone ever run over a snake? I saw what looked like a baby garden snake on the trail the other day, I think I just missed it...if not I might have clipped 1 cm of the poor guy's tail.
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Be thankful mate, could have been a lot worse. Did the deer walk away from it?
When I bike at night on the trail, there are deer everywhere, they usually prance alongside me as I ride, one has never jumped out immediately in front of me though, that's intense...at my speeds if I ever hit one I'd probably be toast
When I bike at night on the trail, there are deer everywhere, they usually prance alongside me as I ride, one has never jumped out immediately in front of me though, that's intense...at my speeds if I ever hit one I'd probably be toast
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[QUOTE=bengreen79;13293687]In case you didn't see this - similar thing happened in WI about a week ago:
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That's an amazing video. Thanks for posting. Glad he was alright.
That's an amazing video. Thanks for posting. Glad he was alright.
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Hey Marc. I was out riding on Patterson Rd yesterday afternoon, by Yankee Springs, and 2 more ran out in front of me. Luckily, they were far enough ahead not to do any damage. They are everywhere.
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I thought it was weird that a squirrel bounced off my front wheel today, but deer definitely trumps squirrel. What's with all these suicidal animals?
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Wow! Crazy story and crazy video! When I used to be a hardcore mountain biker in Georgia I remember bombing down a downhill section at a favorite riding spot. The downhill came to an end at a T-intersection. I slowed down and started cranking up a steady uphill after leaving the T-intersection. Out of the corner of my eye I saw something reddish brown and just bounding along next to me. I distinctly remember thinking, "Man that's a big #%*&ing dog!", followed by nearly crapping myself when this deer bounds across the path just a few feet in front of my bike.
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I often have grasshoppers jumping through my wheelbase, front wheel, and rear wheel. Sometimes they hit my leg... But deer trumps grasshoppers, by a longshot.