So, I almost hit a deer on the way home

[Klutch]

I was driving home from work today, minding my own business. As I am looking ahead, the majestic beast is staring me down. I stomp on the brakes and turn the wheel and swerve and miss the deer. I had to have slid down the road for at least 100 feet, and up in the grass on the shoulder of the road. I was able to get back on the road (obviously) and continue on my way home. I got to say, that was one of the scariest moments I have encountered in my life. To stare into the eyes of an animal and it not flinch or budge or anything at all.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

I can't even tell you how many deer I've nearly hit. It's that many.

[Mr. Backlund]

At least it was on the road starring at you, my encounter with a deer a few years ago involved it jumping on top of my hood and nearly coming through my windshield because it decided to wait for me to come along on that lone stretch of country back roads with no one around. It didn't break the glass, but it did crack it quite a bit and scared the hell out of me. I don't even remember how I got the car stopped and didn't crash into a tree or the guard rail because I had 0 visibility and was in complete shock and panic mode. It's not real fun to kind of sit on the side of the road hoping someone would come along with a wrecked car and no cell service.

Still, being traumatized by the movie Bambi at a young age made me get emotional that I hurt the deer instead of getting enraged it destroyed my car. That left quickly when I just sat in complete darkness for nearly an hour for someone to drive by and be nice enough to take me to a phone.

Anyway, deer are just one of life's little reminder that you should never get too comfortable in any situation.

[teamjd]

Majestic? Its just a lump of smelly tick ridden fur

[metylerca]

Man, that deer wouldn't have stopped for you, would it?

[Tehboobz wants Ewa Sonnett]

One DID get hit in the middle of my town the other day. Poor thing.

[Magician under the moonlight]

Lucky you're safe.

[Lord Rahl]

I've hit one before...not fun....granted it was my friends fault I did. Im sticking to that story.

And the funny/sad thing is...a few days after I got my car fixed....one ran into the rear quarterpanel of my car. Didnt do any damage though.

[Shawn Spencer]

Santa would not be proud.

[Pgarodactyl]

I nudged a deer once. Saw it in the road. Slowed down and pulled to go around it. Thing jumped in front of my passenger's headlight and I slammed on the brakes. Hit it. Watched as the deer rolled backwards. Then had trouble getting up. Then got up and ran off like nothing happened, leaving me with a busted headlight. The jerk.

[AFN: Judge Shred]

Sure, and I spent 3 hours in the woods looking for a dang dear tonight. The kids wanted to see an animal, but it was too busy trying to kill itself.

[Throwback]

I smoked a raccoon about a week ago. damn thing jumped out of the woods t ffast for me to do anything. plus there was a car behind me and one coming the opposite way.

[BHB]

Oh dear.

[Topher is Human]

Finish the job...

[Professor Chaos]

I hit one on my way to my high school graduation. To this day still don't know how it didn't go through the windshield and possibly kill me. It bounced off the front of the hood, then the windshield, then the top of the car, then hit the pavement. I slammed on the breaks and looked back at it just laying there twitching and was like oh my god.

[kaiserfranz]

Over here in driving school we're told not to swerve just because of a deer or dog or whatever animal you can think of on the road because jerking the car around could lead a to serious crash and harm to yourself. Just curious, any of you americans got told that?

[bibboid]

Damage to car = Bad

Venison = Good