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Old Dec 10, 2025 | 05:53 AM
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As I ride to and from work, 50 miles round-trip, through Pennsylvania farm country and back mountain roads, I am finding new dead deer carcasses and the remains of other small animals literally every day... 😬
I-83 was almost stomach turning this November. We were heading up from MD to Breezewood to visit the in-laws in the cage. Seemed like 1 or 2 in every mile. All I could think about was hitting the blood slick while it was fresh or just starting to rain if we were on the scooter.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2025 | 07:27 AM
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I had a deer run into the side of my car taking out the side mirror on Sat, I literally saw his face with a WTF look through the passenger window where my wife was seated. Deer hunting had recently opened and it's likely the deer was running from hunters. Save for a small dimple in the door where the mirror was broke off the only other damage is scuffs on the window from the antlers that I haven't tried to buff off yet. I was lucky to find an OEM mirror that arrived today, we'll see how it goes.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2026 | 11:58 PM
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Although Harley has had my ride for about a month, with all the snow and ice in the fields I haven't seen any much around...
 
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