We used to live in Central Western Jersey where the deer and the antelope reign.......hit dear 3 times in my wife's late 1998 CRV.
1) Fawn ran out from side of single lane country road and literally ran under the car, just behind the front wheel. No damage to car, of course but poor deer was mangled on the road......so, being animal lovers, we picked the deer up, slid it in the rear of the CRV and off we went to a vet to have the deer put down........deer starts thrashing in rear of car, front leg comes OFF during thrashing, hooves flying around, almost kicked rear window out, spewing blood all over the rear. Got to vet in 5 minutes and poor fawn was put to sleep. Back of CRV was a slaughter house..........wife distraught, me almost sick to my gut.
2) Driving at dusk on adjacent road and going all of 25 MPH, herd of deer appear from left side of road and start jumping over the roadway....all deer about 20 feet ahead of me as I stopped slowly....when another deer came flying out of the brush and landed just ahead of the car while it was going about 10 MPH. Damage: $2500-, buckled hood, damaged headlamp, leaking radiator, broken grill and damaged fender.
3) Wife was driving a year later in same area, ran into a huge buck that decided to strut out in front of her. This time, deer was put down by a hunter who passed while deer struggled and wife sobbed. Damage: $3500- hood, both headlamps, grill radiator, cross member, bumper, fender, and other assorted bits.
While I lived up in New York State, it was common, especially during the "rut" to read news reports about drivers who had actually been decapitated by the deer coming thru the windshields...........
So: we know all about deer........and picked up a set of XP-3 Hornet devices which really saved our lives many time over. Still on our cars up here......not sure about how well moose are deterred by the XP3 but they're a bit of a safety net. 70% effective and we believe it from our own experience(s).....
Steve
