I Hit a Deer

**truoc444** · 03-30-2006

OK I was driving to take my little sister out to dinner last night (in the middle of the city) and I saw what i think would make a great logo for some version of linux. I'm not smart enough to write it, but it's a deer Booking it across a major highway looking up with big ol bug eyes.

The rest of the story is that the deer didn't make it and my truck got beat up pretty bad and sadly i realized how redneck i was when my first thought was "I don't have a knife or a cooler"

anyway i just thought i'd share.

**carlosponti** · 03-30-2006

happens where i live all the time. where the city encroaches the woods its bound to happen. hope everyone is allright that were riding in your truck.

**techieMoe** · 03-30-2006

The biggest thing I've hit in any of my vehicles was a very unlucky rabbit. I've inadvertently sent a few squirrels and pigeons to their maker as well.

**truoc444** · 03-30-2006

before the deer the only thing i'd ever hit were armadillos or as we called them growing up Possums on the Half Shell

**techieMoe** · 03-30-2006

Originally Posted by truoc444

before the deer the only thing i'd ever hit were armadillos or as we called them growing up Possums on the Half Shell

"Possums on the Half Shell." Haha. I've never actually hit an armadillo myself, but I've seen the effects of plenty of other folks hitting them. I've been told when you shine a light on them at night they jump.

**onlinebacon** · 03-30-2006

Originally Posted by truoc444

OK I was driving to take my little sister out to dinner last night (in the middle of the city) and I saw what i think would make a great logo for some version of linux. I'm not smart enough to write it, but it's a deer Booking it across a major highway looking up with big ol bug eyes.

The rest of the story is that the deer didn't make it and my truck got beat up pretty bad and sadly i realized how redneck i was when my first thought was "I don't have a knife or a cooler"

anyway i just thought i'd share.

Did you eat it?

**truoc444** · 03-30-2006

Originally Posted by onlinebacon

Did you eat it?

No i didn't have a knife to cut it up or anything to put the meat in or else i would have. when i say truck it's really a Ford Expedition so it's not like i could throw it in the back seat.

**onlinebacon** · 03-30-2006

Fair enough, not that i even like meat, just it would have been a shame to leave it.

**redbeard** · 03-30-2006

I hope you are both ok.

Reading this reminded me of the night about 5 years ago when I was driving home on a 2 lane mountain road after the last day of Elk season in Colorado. I had a doe walk right into the street just in front of my truck. I was sure I was going to hit it, and didn't want to swerve only to risk having the deer move again and then really be in trouble (risk of rolling). I hit the breaks as hard as I could in an attempt to limit the damage when I hit it, and was preparing to let off the breaks as soon as I felt the impact to not loose controll of the truck. I've never hit the breaks so hard in my life and ended up with my whole body not touching the seat, just held in place by the seat belt. When the truck stopped, I was maybe 6 inches away from that doe (all I could see was the top of her head over the hood)... She gave me a look and just wandered back out of the road.

**fingal** · 03-30-2006

I ran over a squirrel once and it had its mate with it. At least I assume it was its mate ... might have just been a casual aquaintance. Or maybe it was a first date?

I still feel bad about it.

I can't remember where I buried it.

EDIT: This is a partially true story.

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