Another bad morning

My worst experience was when I was driving home in a heavy rainstorm and hit a deer. It actually ran into me. I got out of the car to see about the deer and inadvertently locked it behind me. There I was, in a tee shirt in a downpour with my keys and cell phone inside and the engine running. It was a county highway that isn't traveled much at 8PM so I walked about a 1/2 mile to a house with lights on and knocked on the door. The fella that came to the door looked kind of askance at me but let me use their phone to call home. I told my wife what had happened and asked her to bring her key to unlock the car. She gave me a hard time saying she didn't want to drive in that nasty rain but she relented and came to my rescue. Ever since then, I never leave home without two keys for the car.
 
RJSakowski said:
With every one that I have hit, I was so disgusted with the whole thing that I left the venison. In Wisconsin, anyone can harvest a road kill deer. The carcass has to be tagged but law enforcement or the DNR are too diligent about it. When my brother in far norther Wisconsin comes across a fresh road kill, he will retrieve it.

The law requires you report a road kill and remain at the scene until a Sheriff's deputy can investigate. Presumably to determine if you have been drinking. On one occasion, the deer that I hit was at a location where there was no cell service and the car was driveable so I just went home and reported it then. The deputy that I talked to read me the riot act about leaving the scene and asked me if I had been drinking. I told him that I was coming home from work and had a car load of groceries, including frozen food. I said that if he wanted to test for alcohol, he better come soon as I was about to have couple of beers.

My wife hit one some years ago. She called me first and I asked her if she had anything to drink as she had been to dinner and a concert with a friend. She shot back that I should know better as she has a strict personal rule about no alcohol if she will be driving in the next 24 hours. The deputy arrived as I did and the first question he asked was how much had she had to drink.
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I actually didn’t know about the law when I hit that buck. I had my 80 something mother and pre-teen daughter with me at the time. Neither of them grew up in the country with hunting and such.

I stopped and dragged him off the road, then took them home as it was only a few minutes away and I thought they might be freaked out by it.

I did kinda know I would have to do something about it though so I went to a place where I knew there would be folks who knew what to do. One of the women there knew the sheriff on duty so I just drove back there and filed the report. She explained, but didn’t give me a hard time (I hadn’t been drinking having just come from the volleyball game).

I didn’t butcher the deer, never have and don’t really want to learn. But, one of the vets at the post took out his buck knife and did the job right on the spot. I’d like to think the meat went to someone hungry in our community.

AmVets post 114 was one of the best things about living in that little town. They welcomed me as a son and always seem happy to see me when I drop back in to visit which I always do when I’m there. I’m still a member and will probably remain so for life.

John
 
Oh, that Chevy Tahoe I was driving that night was one of the best cars I’ve owned. I bought it at auction from the village for ~$4200 which was just a little more than the recently retired village mechanic had bid on it in the silent auction. It was a former police cruiser and ran like a top.

The deer was almost $3k in damage which I used to buy new wheels and tires and get my plow working good. Later, towing a box trailer across the country a woman ran into the side of me in Missouri. That was over $4k and all I fixed was a broken tail light.

Finally I sold it to my daughter’s boyfriend at the time for $2500. I think he’s still driving it in LA.

Only car that paid me to own it :grin:

John
 
matthewsx said:
Oh, that Chevy Tahoe I was driving that night was one of the best cars I’ve owned.
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The big one ? K1500 or K5 ? I have a 93 2 door K1500 Blazer here still that the boy hit a deer in years ago . Front end was gone as well as the driver's door . I kept the 94 Suburban for parts as most are inter changable . The front end is not . One of these days I would love to get it road worthy again . It still runs after sitting for 10 years or so . :grin:
 
@Jim F

What model and year?
Are they calling it a write-off?

Brian
 
Jim F said:
Fing deer.........
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I know 15 and 99 are loaded with deer Jim . We make it a point to travel these roads by daylight only . Although the deer are plentiful . the mountains around you are SWEET and it's a beautiful drive I'm sure right now with the leaves changing . Hope you make out well with the insurance company . Stay safe buddy . :encourage:
 
The deer here seem to be getting smarter, I've seen them wait for traffic to clear before crossing. I mentioned this to a lifelong resident and he said they used to be much worse. Of course there are still plenty that get hit, but they tend to be removed from the gene pool. One thing I've learned is that if you see one crossing ahead of you, slow down. There will likely be more following.

Had a friend hit a bear, that was some serious damage.
 
you know Jim, you didn't have as bad a day as your passenger. You scared the S H I T out of them... You killed them Jim... You killed them.

Glad you are ok. I still remember a deer killing a passenger in these parts in 2000, the deer came right through the window and killed the girl.
 
woodchucker said:
you know Jim, you didn't have as bad a day as your passenger. You scared the S H I T out of them... You killed them Jim... You killed them.

Glad you are ok. I still remember a deer killing a passenger in these parts in 2000, the deer came right through the window and killed the girl.
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Hey, she just sits there and doesn't complain or spend my money.........
 
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