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Every night on my way home, I feel like an American WWII destroyer scanning and scoping the ocean horizon until I catch the glint of their pupils given off by the headlights.
As you get closer, the pack scatters because of the rumble of your exhaust pipes.
Same methods we use here in the Ozark in N Central AR where we have lots of deer. We use those same tried n true precautions to avoid them. The only thing I would add is that we will also signal other drivers to be alert by flashing high beams.
Yep, do the same here if anyone is coming within a short distance.
Had a younger 6 pt come out in front of us yesterday, heading over to Mt. Rushmore. Chugging along so no big deal - but just when you don't think there are any deer, there's a deer.Y
I briefly touched on this in another post and wanted to elaborate more.
As it's fall now and winter soon begins, what are some ways to avoid hitting deer while riding?
You do not find deer. They find you. Nothing that you can do about it. Just ride. Don't even think about it. If it happens it happens. Speaking from experience. I survived a deer strike at 40 MPH. Wearing nothing but a do rag. And. Leather jacket ,gloves and pants. Of course. Was thinking if I had took 30 seconds at that last stop. Or. That deer had nibbled that last bit of grass. For some reason that collision was meant to happen. God was taking care of me. May The Good Lord Watch Over All Riders. I do not post pics of me because I am so handsome. But. Here is a pic of my handsome mug right after that deer and myself was introduced.
ere is a pic of my handsome mug right after. I survived. The poor deer did not.
Lots of deer here. Have a half dozen in my yard everyday even.
Where there is one, there is two.
They like dusk/dawn the most for wondering onto the road.
If you can't turn off your lights, flash them, and they usually stop being a deer in headlights and run away.
If it's after dark look for the reflection in their eyes, you'll see that before you see their body.
Don't hit a moose, or a cow. Elk or not recommended either.
I've never tried them but some people like 'deer whistles'. Most people like steel front bumpers, lol.
Lots of deer here. Have a half dozen in my yard everyday even.
Where there is one, there is two.
They like dusk/dawn the most for wondering onto the road.
If you can't turn off your lights, flash them, and they usually stop being a deer in headlights and run away.
If it's after dark look for the reflection in their eyes, you'll see that before you see their body.
Don't hit a moose, or a cow. Elk or not recommended either.
I've never tried them but some people like 'deer whistles'. Most people like steel front bumpers, lol.
"look for the reflection in their eyes, you'll see that before you see their body"
True. You'll see them a fraction of a second before you hit them
If it's properly dark and you have your brights on they actually stand out pretty decently. Can be worth like 3 seconds unless you're going like 80mph.
You do not find deer. They find you. Nothing that you can do about it. Just ride. Don't even think about it. If it happens it happens. Speaking from experience. I survived a deer strike at 40 MPH. Wearing nothing but a do rag. And. Leather jacket ,gloves and pants. Of course. Was thinking if I had took 30 seconds at that last stop. Or. That deer had nibbled that last bit of grass. For some reason that collision was meant to happen. God was taking care of me. May The Good Lord Watch Over All Riders. I do not post pics of me because I am so handsome. But. Here is a pic of my handsome mug right after that deer and myself was introduced.
ere is a pic of my handsome mug right after. I survived. The poor deer did not.
Throwing caution to the wind in 'certain situations' might be okay, but you have to keep vigilant and scan both sides of the road for potential threats at all times and do everything to avoid meeting by accident; it's your life on that bike.
When swimming in the ocean and a fin appears, do you tempt fate and stay put or get your *** out of the water?
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