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Old Mar 3, 2013 | 12:39 PM
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I ran over a Fox last night. I was going around a curve about 40 or so and it ran out in front of me from passenger side. No time to do anything! It made a horrifying racket going under and I was sure there would be damage. Looked under it last night and then lifted it today and can't find anything broken or knocked loose. Sorry Mr.Fox!
 
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Old Mar 3, 2013 | 01:25 PM
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How sad you killed him

 
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Old Mar 3, 2013 | 01:55 PM
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Yes very much so. This was in Oklahoma at our lake cabin and we see tons of game especially deer and turkeys. I've had several deer mishaps over the years and a close call with a turkey that flew over so close I could smell his breath! Almost hit the windshield.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2013 | 02:53 PM
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Up in the NE where I used to live a deer took out my car. It hit my passenger side front fender, onto the hood, into my winshield and off the back totalling my Hyundai Tiburon. thats how I now ended up with my MINI.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2013 | 03:16 PM
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Check these out. Also 2 days early I was involved in a hit and run in the rear quarter. As seen from the windshield, that saved the deer from coming thru it. There was hair and blood from the deer that did go thru it and it hit the dash and luckily not me.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2013 | 04:06 PM
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You were lucky!
 
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Old Mar 3, 2013 | 04:09 PM
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Very. On the positive side, I got my MINI.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2013 | 09:44 PM
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Wow, VERY lucky it didn't go through the windshield..
 
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Old Mar 3, 2013 | 09:48 PM
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I like foxes.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2013 | 10:34 PM
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I came upon a raven eating frisbee rabbit in the road. It must have been injured already, because it struggled to fly and hit the top of the windshield. It tumbled over, and then hit the Sheriff following me! Next second he was pulling me over!! Then he gave me a ticket!!!!!!!!!
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For flipping him the bird. Sorry, couldn't resist.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2013 | 04:56 AM
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Wow, VERY lucky it didn't go through the windshield..
Yes very lucky. Just one more reason I am glad I moved from that area to Florida. You cant see from the pics, but the dear hit it so hard it psuhed the front end over almost 2 inches. The insurance considered it totalled.
 
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