arizonadesertbrat
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Get some of those deer whistles. You can get them at WalMart, or if you have State Farm Ins and your agent stocks them, you can get them there. I swear by them. I have driven by herds of deer with them on the veh and they will whip their heads up and either look at me or turn and run the other way. I have had a couple running toward me and then turn and go back.
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profdant139
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I can just imagine the conversation among the deer: "Gee, I heard that if you look right into the headlights and open your eyes real wide, they see you a long way off and they stop right away! Works every time!"
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revrnd
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When we came up thru WV last Monday on US-19 & I-79, I couldn't believe the deer on the road allowance & fields. They seemed content to stay where the were. Not many in PA though.
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pete42
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My nephew who lives in the Upper portion of Mich.
tells me the deer whisles work very well that he
has mounted on the front of his bulk milk truck.
they are mounted on his pipe rack bumper.
he says the bumper works best.
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rvparttimer
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Used the deer whistles on my TV and auto over several years. Watched the effect on deer as I approached and passed near them at highway speeds (very little). I drove past several grazing alongside the road and they just continued doing what they were doing--didn't even look up. Passed others at night grazing beside the shoulder of interstates where salt drains in winter, no effect at all. Looked one in the eye across a guardrail about midnight one night, it didn't even flinch. So I took them off to avoid false optimism. Have been lucky so far, and I am convinced it is just that--luck.
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HJGyswyt
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I'm sorry for your loss, I too clobbered a deer many years ago and the body shop that repaired my 79 International Traveler pulled a fast one on me by installing a two core radiator instead of a four core, couldn't figure out why it always ran hot afterwards until I removed the fan shroud and discovered that.
But as a professional driver now for a couple million miles, I'm sorry for you folks who believe in the deer whistle, but who taught the deer that a whistle sound is any more scary than the sound of rubber pounding the road or a loud engine pulling hard. I just don't buy it, I don't think the deer are that smart, but if it's worked for you I'm happy. I've seen where people mount those whistles on top of the bumper but really it's not a clean airflow that close to the bumper.
Most the deer strikes are just as this poster wrote, deer crossing the road at a high rate of speed, and no chance for the vehicle driver to react. I hope you do get your trailer repaired soon so you can enjoy Thanksgiving in it. We've been on the road for Thanksgiving since 1998, lot's of wonderful memories. Hans
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duckhunter04
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Same thing happened to a friend of mine on our way down from Alaska last year. We where driving from Edmonton to Jasper and a deer jumped out and committed suicide on the front of his Outback. Thank goodness I was the first vehicle that day! Tore off left front stabilizer, bent frame and cracked fiberglass on front cap and left a mess the whole way down on the bottum of the trailer. Still usable after a tube of sealant and he got it fixed after he got to San Fran.
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afraid of bears
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Sorry to hear about your accidents. We live in deer and moose country and know what the results of collisions look like. We've come close but have not hit any (knock on wood). From what I've read and seen, those deer whistles are a waste of money. Your best bet is to slow down and keep your eyes open.
If someone would train those animals to cross only at the spots where the signs are, everyone would be better off.
Looking forward to another good year of camping!!
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Empty Nest, Soon
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colliehauler wrote:. . . I try to avoid driving at dusk and dawn when they are the most active.
Yes. And if you must drive during those times, slow down.
Around here, deer are as thick as flies. In over 30 years here, I've not hit any deer. Partly luck, partly being very careful. I drive about 45 instead of 55 on the two-lane rural road. By doing so, I have lots more time to react to one darting in front of me and if I hit one some day, there will be far less damage.
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afraid of bears
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Aargghhh! Got one the other night! Guess that fake wood I knocked on didn't work. No damage thank goodness and the deer ran away!
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12/04/09 09:28pm
