Deers

I've driven all my life and hit many little critters, luckily no big ones. The worst was in a delivery van when I apparently hit a skunk and scattered his smelly entrails all over my exhaust under the van. It was awful the whole rest of the day. I looked under there a few times trying to find any big pieces but it was strings of smelly skunk guts baking on my exhaust and I couldn't do anything about it.

OK, back to your breakfast. Enjoy!

 

Deer is already plural

 

When you hit the brakes the truck will nose dive and lower the bumper. It doesn't seem like much but truck that are on the brakes when they hit take more damage.

Sure, why not slow down of it's practical, no one behind you. At least let off the brakes right before you hit.

 

Pull the yellow knob and yank the wheel either way, your choice. I'm pretty sure that's what most people in the north east do or at least that's what the aftermath looks like lol.

 

Nah, only had one run into the side of me at night. Had no idea what the hell the noise was, scared the #### out of me. I pulled over because I thought I hit something and the right bedside of my truck was caved in and I found a dead deer about 59 yards back.

 

I've clobbered about 20 deer in the last 19 years. Lately it's been two a year. I don't even flinch anymore. I just see them, lift off the throttle, hit them, stop and check for damage, and move on. No sense getting worried about it. There's lots more out there.

NEVER swerve to miss them!

 

Do what every responsible truck driver should do... let off the throttle, hold her steady and prepare for impact.

I love all animals more than most human beings, but I'm also a strong supporter of natural selection, and that's nature's "law".

I hit a turkey the other day. One of a group of four that ventured out into the road, looking to cross. The one at the head of the group was in the lane as I was rolling through, and came out the back end of the truck in a explosion of feathers. The others ran the other way back into the forest.

It's unfortunate, but it's just a fact of life around roads. I feel terrible every time I hit something, including small birds and insects (especially honey bees), but the more natural selection takes it's action, the more animals begin to learn. I've seen animals stop and wait for cars to pass before crossing.