Deer Hunting With the Silverado
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I've wacked 3 deer. 1 with a pickup no damage, 1 with a tractor trailer no damage but alot of hambuger, and the last one wacked it with a tank truck right in town, more hambuger and cracked the head light trim. Called the cops to tell them and the dispatcher started laughing went I told her that they would need a snow shovel to clean it up.
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Almost hit one tonight.
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And in the end.........it's just a waste of good venison
You guys in Pa. have no shortage of deer. That's for sure.
I remember driving down 84 to 81. I lost count of the road kills after 60 or 70.
Those tractor trailers make one hell of a mess!
You guys in Pa. have no shortage of deer. That's for sure.
I remember driving down 84 to 81. I lost count of the road kills after 60 or 70.
Those tractor trailers make one hell of a mess!
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Deer are bad to hit...
Moose are even worse...
But Camel are the worst...
The weight of a moose but with longer legs...
Moose are even worse...
But Camel are the worst...
The weight of a moose but with longer legs...
I hit a deer about 5 years ago, don't want to do that again! I bought those deer whistles that you put on your car,,, i'am not saying they work but I've seen deer wanting to cross in front of me and they stopped and turned around and went back,,, maybe they were just streetwise! But for 5.oo to 7.00 dollars they are worth a try. I think they helped out a few times.
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Bear is right. If you hit the deer (and have hair on your vehicle to prove it) your insurance policy's comprehensive coverage will cover that. However if you swerve , miss the deer, and crash, they usually charge you under your collision coverage. And that usually has a higher deductible.Bear038 wrote:When I drove for one of the big LTL trucking companies years ago, we were told do not try to avoid hitting the deer. If we hit the deer and damaged the truck it would be ruled a non-preventable accident. You know the kind that does not hurt your driving record with the company. BUT, if you tried to avoid the deer and caused any kind of wreck, you would be charged with a preventable accident, the kind that would end your driving career. The first fatal accident the company ever had was when a driver swerved to miss a deer on the PA turnpike. The set jumped the jersey wall and hit an old Roadway truck head on and killed both drivers. Making deer smears is safer in the long run.
I always tell my customers with older vehicles to always maintain their comprehensive coverage. Comprehensive covers acts of God, animal hits, fire, and theft. Lower deductible and a non chargeable offense if you file a claim.
Always make sure you do not wash the vehicle and remove the hair before the claims person inspects your vehicle.........
Got to search for pics. Several years ago I had a Chrysler Sebring Convertible with leather interior with the top down, have a deer leap off the bank and land on the windshield cross bar thereby gutting itself. Not a pretty site and this happened in August. It took a week for the insurance company to look at it and accept liability for the payment. Remember "stuff" in the car for a week in August. Ugggggghhhhhhhh
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Good post Rick. I just got off the phone & put Comp. on the old 90 Chev 1500 4X4. I figured maybe I'm not as quick as I used to be. An extra $50.00 a yr might or might not come in handy. At any rate, I feel better.
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Damn, glad you are ok.
On a related note. Last summer a doe got hit by a car. I drove past this deer a little while after it was hit and it was still alive. Its rear leg was broken. I drove past the area it was hit a few hours later and the deer was gone. Well, this past spring my wife and I had noticed a doe walking around our lake with a bum leg. Turns out, this doe that had been hit managed to get up, walk away and heal. Of course her leg won't bend anymore but she hobbles around just fine. Had two babies too. Her leg is all mangled and thick but she seems to be alright. Just goes to show you, deer are pretty tough.
On a related note. Last summer a doe got hit by a car. I drove past this deer a little while after it was hit and it was still alive. Its rear leg was broken. I drove past the area it was hit a few hours later and the deer was gone. Well, this past spring my wife and I had noticed a doe walking around our lake with a bum leg. Turns out, this doe that had been hit managed to get up, walk away and heal. Of course her leg won't bend anymore but she hobbles around just fine. Had two babies too. Her leg is all mangled and thick but she seems to be alright. Just goes to show you, deer are pretty tough.
Almost had two in one week. Headed out today a little before 6, driving very slowly got about a mile away and had to hit the brakes hard to avoid a spike buck. He pulled a squirrel maneuver reversing his direction when he got to the other side of the road too. Came home this afternoon and about 50 yards from the driveway was a doe that wasn't so lucky wrapped around the curve ahead road sign. The county truck drove up about 5 minutes after I got home and cleaned it up.