deer season

fish · 05-10-2011, 05:55 PM

I see new dead deer just about every day in May. Today alone I must of seen 6 or 7. Two of which were not there yesterday.

**ringadingh** · 05-10-2011, 06:10 PM

I don't see too many around here until about October. They tend to stay in the fields and bush most of the time.

Loafer · 05-10-2011, 06:21 PM

I saw a swamp donkey [moose] next to the road Sat. nite. Glad he wasn't coming into the road.

fish · 05-10-2011, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ringadingh

I don't see too many around here until about October. They tend to stay in the fields and bush most of the time.

during the rut is another bad time

Loafer · 05-10-2011, 06:55 PM

Yah, And they can put you it a rut as well.
I've seen a few moose over the years, and I have witnessed a few getting killed by cars or trucks. I live in the country so we have all the usual critters. The ones that scare me the most are the bears that come thru the yard about every other week.

**MAS Tequila** · 05-11-2011, 01:48 PM

This past Saturday we rounded an uphill corner and... there stood three doe just like they owned the place.

Relaxed to full 'pucker' in .0032 seconds.

MT

upside22 · 05-11-2011, 07:24 PM

Hit my first deer on a bike Monday morning going to work about 8am. Was riding my 2007 1600 Nomad. It ran across the road from the left and piled right into me just behind the front of the front wheel. I was doing about 50mph on a paved county road.

Didn't knock me down but bent up the front fender, brought the engine guard back at a 60deg angle, hit the back saddlebag guard and bent it back, and finally hit the left rear saddlebag. Somehow it didn't touch the windshield at all.

The dealer says a new fender and saddlebag will probably be needed but they'll save as much as possible. Estimates about $1500 to repair.

Luckily it didn't knock me over but it was a hell of a ride. I felt the deer brush by my left leg but the engine guard kept it off me.

Knocked the sucker clear back across the road and killed it outright. The sheriff deputy said I was lucky, he's seen several of them just come up and over and sweep the rider off.

Never thought I would be happy that bike is *so* heavy but it sure helped in this situation!

Took a good 20 minutes to stop the shakes. Hope it never happens again!

Loafer · 05-11-2011, 07:54 PM

Wow, that was a close one! Glad you are Ok. I haven't hit anything bigger then a rabbit with a bike. Lucky for me. In my cars and trucks I've hit too many deer. Stay safe, ride long...

**GIBBY** · 05-12-2011, 10:22 AM

Wow upside22, that must have been one hell of a ride. Glad you were not taken off the bike, would have been much worse. I haven't had the misfortune of hitting anything while riding, but did have a very large tom turkey bounce off of my shoulder last season.

rickyboy · 05-12-2011, 11:09 AM

Glad you're alright "upside".
Sounds more like the deer hit you. At least that's what I say when I tell the story about when one hit me and my wife on my Venture when I had it.
I have told this story more than a couple of times here on the forum so my apologies to those who have heard this before.

We were on the Queen Charlotte Islands { now called Haida Gwaii} , beautiful day,.. when a doe came up from the shore line, trotted beside us for about 2 seconds, tried to get in front of us and hit us. She took out the frt. wheel and took us down. My wife went off the bike, I stayed with it as it went down and pushed myself away when I was sliding.
Yes I always said that because the bike was as big as it was, it's part of the reason we made it out alive. I later determined that the deer in fact didn't cross in frt. of the bike but jumped between the windscreen and myself. There was a hoof print on the side of the fuel tank that stayed up, and there was a lot of deer $hit on the inside of the windscreen. I consider myself very fortunate to be alive and to be able to tell the story. $hit happens!!

carolinakid1 · 05-12-2011, 05:42 PM

Glad you are okay.

upside22 · 05-13-2011, 06:13 AM

Rick,

Wow! What a ride you had!

And yes, the deer actually hit me.

**Cajunrider** · 05-13-2011, 07:47 AM

You're a very fortunate man. Could have been much worse.

redjay · 05-23-2011, 07:25 PM

I just missed a deer in the car yesterday morning. As it ran across the road about 30 feet in front of me it fell on the wet asphalt and then stood up and took off just as we passed it.
Had I been on the bike it could have been a different ending.

fish · 05-23-2011, 07:53 PM

seen two fresh dead deer today

05-10-2011, 05:55 PM	#1
fish Top Contributor Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Aquashicola Pa. Posts: 6,377	deer season I see new dead deer just about every day in May. Today alone I must of seen 6 or 7. Two of which were not there yesterday. __________________ I'm not prejudice I hate everyone equally;) 08 nomad blue/silver MaryJane 74,010miles VBA #299 Her's 10 900LT 36,700 09 Bath NY. 10 Lake George NY. 11 National Maggie Valley NC. 12 Pa Wilds (Wellsboro) Pa. 14 Lincoln NH. 17 National Lake George NY. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-10-2011, 06:10 PM	#2
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	deer season I don't see too many around here until about October. They tend to stay in the fields and bush most of the time. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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05-10-2011, 06:21 PM	#3
Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	deer season I saw a swamp donkey [moose] next to the road Sat. nite. Glad he wasn't coming into the road. __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email]
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05-10-2011, 06:55 PM	#5
Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	deer season Yah, And they can put you it a rut as well. I've seen a few moose over the years, and I have witnessed a few getting killed by cars or trucks. I live in the country so we have all the usual critters. The ones that scare me the most are the bears that come thru the yard about every other week. __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email] Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-11-2011, 01:48 PM	#6
MAS Tequila Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Psychiatric Ward FL Posts: 3,429	deer season This past Saturday we rounded an uphill corner and... there stood three doe just like they owned the place. Relaxed to full 'pucker' in .0032 seconds. MT __________________ MT 2016 FLHP Psychiatric Ward FL VBA 936
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05-11-2011, 07:24 PM	#7
upside22 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 129	deer season Hit my first deer on a bike Monday morning going to work about 8am. Was riding my 2007 1600 Nomad. It ran across the road from the left and piled right into me just behind the front of the front wheel. I was doing about 50mph on a paved county road. Didn't knock me down but bent up the front fender, brought the engine guard back at a 60deg angle, hit the back saddlebag guard and bent it back, and finally hit the left rear saddlebag. Somehow it didn't touch the windshield at all. The dealer says a new fender and saddlebag will probably be needed but they'll save as much as possible. Estimates about $1500 to repair. Luckily it didn't knock me over but it was a hell of a ride. I felt the deer brush by my left leg but the engine guard kept it off me. Knocked the sucker clear back across the road and killed it outright. The sheriff deputy said I was lucky, he's seen several of them just come up and over and sweep the rider off. Never thought I would be happy that bike is so heavy but it sure helped in this situation! Took a good 20 minutes to stop the shakes. Hope it never happens again!
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05-11-2011, 07:54 PM	#8
Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	deer season Wow, that was a close one! Glad you are Ok. I haven't hit anything bigger then a rabbit with a bike. Lucky for me. In my cars and trucks I've hit too many deer. Stay safe, ride long... __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email]
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05-12-2011, 10:22 AM	#9
GIBBY Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Osceola,WI Posts: 3,083	deer season Wow upside22, that must have been one hell of a ride. Glad you were not taken off the bike, would have been much worse. I haven't had the misfortune of hitting anything while riding, but did have a very large tom turkey bounce off of my shoulder last season. __________________ Mike "GIBBY" Gibson Osceola, WI VBA # 1279 2011 National Rally 2012 NCR Rally 2012 Antlers Rally 2013 National Rally 2013 Antlers Rally 2014 NC/SC Rally 2014 Antlers Rally 2015 VRA/VBA Rally 2016 NCR Rally 2016 Antlers Rally 2017 Antlers Rally 2018 NC/SC Rally 2018 Antlers Rally 2019 Antlers Rally 2020 Antlers Rally 2022 Antlers Rally 2023 Antlers Rally 2021 Indian Roadmaster Limited 2022 Indian Roadmaster
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05-12-2011, 11:09 AM	#10
rickyboy Top Contributor Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 108 Mile Ranch B.C. Canada Posts: 5,472	deer season Glad you're alright "upside". Sounds more like the deer hit you. At least that's what I say when I tell the story about when one hit me and my wife on my Venture when I had it. I have told this story more than a couple of times here on the forum so my apologies to those who have heard this before. We were on the Queen Charlotte Islands { now called Haida Gwaii} , beautiful day,.. when a doe came up from the shore line, trotted beside us for about 2 seconds, tried to get in front of us and hit us. She took out the frt. wheel and took us down. My wife went off the bike, I stayed with it as it went down and pushed myself away when I was sliding. Yes I always said that because the bike was as big as it was, it's part of the reason we made it out alive. I later determined that the deer in fact didn't cross in frt. of the bike but jumped between the windscreen and myself. There was a hoof print on the side of the fuel tank that stayed up, and there was a lot of deer $hit on the inside of the windscreen. I consider myself very fortunate to be alive and to be able to tell the story. $hit happens!! __________________ Nomad'a What ! "rickyboy" Richard Cole Canada West Region 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia Canada Vulcan Bagger Assoc. #00722 Black 2006 Nomad https://cdn2.iconfinder.com/data/ico...Book_32x32.png
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05-12-2011, 05:42 PM	#11
carolinakid1 Advanced Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 528	deer season Glad you are okay. __________________ Mike Bryant "CarolinaKid" 2007 Candy Red/Titanium Nomad VBA # 1203 AMA # 1088875 VROC # 30589 Patriot Guard
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05-13-2011, 06:13 AM	#12
upside22 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 129	deer season Rick, Wow! What a ride you had! And yes, the deer actually hit me.
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05-13-2011, 07:47 AM	#13
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	deer season You're a very fortunate man. Could have been much worse. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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05-23-2011, 07:25 PM	#14
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,927	deer season I just missed a deer in the car yesterday morning. As it ran across the road about 30 feet in front of me it fell on the wet asphalt and then stood up and took off just as we passed it. Had I been on the bike it could have been a different ending.
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05-23-2011, 07:53 PM	#15
fish Top Contributor Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Aquashicola Pa. Posts: 6,377	deer season seen two fresh dead deer today __________________ I'm not prejudice I hate everyone equally;) 08 nomad blue/silver MaryJane 74,010miles VBA #299 Her's 10 900LT 36,700 09 Bath NY. 10 Lake George NY. 11 National Maggie Valley NC. 12 Pa Wilds (Wellsboro) Pa. 14 Lincoln NH. 17 National Lake George NY.
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