First Buck of the season
Who needs a hunting license when you have a mighty RAM LOL
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Sure reminds me of my hitting a deer.
Several years ago while going south on M-37 south of White Cloud Michigan traveling at 55 mph (the speed limit) in late October at about 9:30 pm in our 1980 Chevy van conversion 2 deer bounded across in front of us (4 adults and 2 kids in the van). Not a chnce of even being able to hit the brakes as never seen the deer until in our headlights. An 8 point buck and a doe. The buck didn't make it as he smacked right into the van's front bumper between the headlight and the left side of the grill area. Then spun around and hit the driver's side door and dented it in. Of course I slammed on the brakes and stopped. Ya, shookup as it happened so fast and in the dark!
There on the left side of the road about 50 feet back laid the buck still jerking it's legs a little. Several vehicles stopped and I grabbed my cellphone and called 911 to get a law officer to the scene. A sheriff's deputy arived in only minutes and made sure everyone was OK and went over to the deer that was bleeding and had a mangled rear leg area. Withdrew his pistol and put deer out of it's misery. Asked if we wanted it and I said NO! At least 3 of the people said they would take it and one did.
The deputy wrote up his report and gave me one copy and we left for home and you can guess what the topic of conversation was for the next 58 miles of travel back home and the next few days also!
The damage to the van was a broken parking light lens, a busted fog light, blood and hair splattered and stuffed between things and a large dent in the driverls side door. The big chrome bumper was still very good and not bent as the deer hit right at where it was attached and backed by the frame. A couple days later I took the van to a repair place friend and he looked at the door dent, went inside and got a large suction cup and put it on the dent and popped it back out. I didn't even turn it in to our insurance and just bought a new lens and a new driving light and all was good! I did have the written accident report if I needed it. Yup! we sure lucked out plus! Fortunately, the bumpers back in the 80's were real bumpers!!!
Several years ago while going south on M-37 south of White Cloud Michigan traveling at 55 mph (the speed limit) in late October at about 9:30 pm in our 1980 Chevy van conversion 2 deer bounded across in front of us (4 adults and 2 kids in the van). Not a chnce of even being able to hit the brakes as never seen the deer until in our headlights. An 8 point buck and a doe. The buck didn't make it as he smacked right into the van's front bumper between the headlight and the left side of the grill area. Then spun around and hit the driver's side door and dented it in. Of course I slammed on the brakes and stopped. Ya, shookup as it happened so fast and in the dark!
There on the left side of the road about 50 feet back laid the buck still jerking it's legs a little. Several vehicles stopped and I grabbed my cellphone and called 911 to get a law officer to the scene. A sheriff's deputy arived in only minutes and made sure everyone was OK and went over to the deer that was bleeding and had a mangled rear leg area. Withdrew his pistol and put deer out of it's misery. Asked if we wanted it and I said NO! At least 3 of the people said they would take it and one did.
The deputy wrote up his report and gave me one copy and we left for home and you can guess what the topic of conversation was for the next 58 miles of travel back home and the next few days also!
The damage to the van was a broken parking light lens, a busted fog light, blood and hair splattered and stuffed between things and a large dent in the driverls side door. The big chrome bumper was still very good and not bent as the deer hit right at where it was attached and backed by the frame. A couple days later I took the van to a repair place friend and he looked at the door dent, went inside and got a large suction cup and put it on the dent and popped it back out. I didn't even turn it in to our insurance and just bought a new lens and a new driving light and all was good! I did have the written accident report if I needed it. Yup! we sure lucked out plus! Fortunately, the bumpers back in the 80's were real bumpers!!!
