R50/53 Deer Strikes
I go to Wingate University in NC, and travel on 601, and there is absolutely no traffic on it once you get outside of Camden , I have gone up to 30 min without seeing another car
Here in Ohio (#4 on the list), natural predators are killed on site. Last year, there were reports of a "killer cat" on the loose, made ALL the news programs, like a cougar or something, and it was shot and killed on site. :(
Wherever you drive, the shoulders and medians are littered with dead deer this time of year. The natural predators have all been killed, and new housing developments are being started everyday. Which I also find ironic seeing how NE Ohio has one of the fastest evacuation rates in the country...
But we kill the natural predators, and take away their habitats...there's nowhere for them to go...oh, and did I mention that the deer starve to death???
Wherever you drive, the shoulders and medians are littered with dead deer this time of year. The natural predators have all been killed, and new housing developments are being started everyday. Which I also find ironic seeing how NE Ohio has one of the fastest evacuation rates in the country...
But we kill the natural predators, and take away their habitats...there's nowhere for them to go...oh, and did I mention that the deer starve to death???

I knew I should have gone with the James Bond option for Gromit, with the .30 cal machine guns behind the grille!
and it would be when im on the side of the road taking a pee when a
deer hits me from the back in a 45 degree angle at full speed.
deer hits me from the back in a 45 degree angle at full speed.
.....Whenever I travel and find myself in rural areas, I am SUPER-careful to avoid night-driving as much as possible, so I don't have to deal with deer-strikes. Are there any stats on how many deer-strikes occur in broad daylight? Is it mostly a night-time occurence? :impatient
Yes, most deer strikes occur at dusk and dawn, but that's more a function of more cars being on the roads during commuting hours, than due to more deer being out and about.
Here's the stats: Month, Time, and Time, it's about the same for any northern state, and trust me - they're accurate
. Another scary stat to add, in addition to my post above, on their increasing numbers, and a fun read from Peter Egan of R&T.Enjoy
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