Dumb lanky hell squirrels.

[hypophthalmus]

I drove out into the national forest today, but I forgot to be on the lookout for deer.

By the time I saw the first batch, I didn't have enough time to properly react -- our fates were up to them. Thankfully they decided to run away from the road.

The next time, I was scanning ahead for them and came to a crawl when I saw them. They decided running across the road was the best exit, but they had plenty of space to do so.

There were lots more deer when I was hiking, but the only concern there is making sure they aren't black bears.

[ScooterWolf]

Glad you made it out okay. Deer are always unpredictable. Squirrels to, but are at least they’re on the squish-able list.

- Wolf

[Iahawk]

was just out for a ride on my motorcycle this morning, was on a road with a brief 55 mph limit and just as I hit the limit I saw a deer standing on the side of the road, looking like it was going to cross! Slowed to almost a stop..honked at it and it turned and trotted back into the trees. Like you said, very unpredictable....never know which way they're gonna run. Saw 2 more deer running near a different road a few minutes later....thought to myself..I gotta get the h*ll out of here!

[stuo]

I read that deer kill more people every year then sharks, lions, bears, snakes, etc. all added together. Something like 400+ people die yearly from collisions with deer. Rider magazine had a rider safety columnist who died in a deer collision despite having one of those deer alert gizmos on his bike. Bambi is a killer.