Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you hit one though, what are you supposed to do? Call the animal shelter (or whatever it's called), the police or just get it off the road ................. and then maybe manoeuvre it into your wagon ................ for potential self-butchering, freezing and eating. B. On 10-mrt-2006, at 0:43, Adam Bridge wrote: > The worst deer hits though happen when the deer is on the roadside and > bolts across just as your car passes. These are the most frequent in > northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Although I did have one, I think it > was in Wyoming or North Dakota, who ran alongside the car and then > darted in front of us. Almost nailed that one - a big mule deer that > would have done a nasty bit of work on the front of the car. > > Adam > > On 3/9/06, Gary Todoroff <datamaster@northcoastphotos.com> wrote: >> I've tried to train my wife, my kids and myself - if you see a >> deer in your >> lane, carefully apply the brakes and AIM for it! >> >> Keeping that in mind is the only way to avoid the natural tendency >> to want >> to swerve, possibly killing both the deer and yourself. Chances >> are good >> that if you aim at staying in your lane, the deer will get out of >> the way. >> If not, that's the deer's tough luck, but not yours, your >> passengers or the >> innocent guy driving your way in the other lane! >> >> Gary T >> >> -----Original Message---- Body shops are kept in business by deer >> dents and >> more than a few hospitals can thank deer for providing them with >> organ >> donors who were killed by swerving to avoid Bambi. >> >> Larry Z >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.1/278 - Release Date: >> 3/9/2006 >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.1/278 - Release Date: >> 3/9/2006 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information