i have never been in a deer wreck, but my mom has hit 2, none of hers were as bad as the picture. the one in the picture looks like the worst one ive probably ever seen

My wife hit a deer two days before New Years eve. No accident report though. That Expedition didn't even get a scratch but the 140lb doe took a dirt nap! FORD TOUGH!! Fortunately it is a 1997 Expedition. A newer one probably wouldn't have been so lucky with their plastic covered bumpers. I don't even think my 2008 F250 would have held up as well.

I live in the country in iowa, been driving for
39 years and have never hit a deer. From the
former posts, I now consider myself very lucky..

My record is also two deer/vehicle collisions and I was also run into both times---on one, the doe tried to dive under and between my headlights after I had almost come to a complete stop and the other, a buck slammed into the driver's side door of my pickup. On both occasions, the vehicle won. Both were out of season so I took the carcases to the county jail where they were much appreciated.

I've spent my life in many parts of WV, MD, and PA, and have seen countless deer grazing on the side of highways, in pastures, and making the dash across the road. I've witnessed a couple collisions, but have only tapped one deer that trotted off fine (knock on wood). Part of the key is being ready for it! I always assume a deer may bound out at any second...kind of another form of defensive driving. It's helped me hit the brakes in time a few times when it'd have turned out otherwise if I'd been dilly dallying along.

My dad and I hit a deer with our semi while hauling corn, it almost hit our raidiator.

I'm getting my permit soon so I am really worried about hitting deer.

Some areas have much higher odds than the state odds. The area around a local college with acres of woods and golf courses on the edge of urban sprawl has one of the highest rates in the country.

Lots of close calls for me but only one direct hit - at ... um, speed ... on the interstate.

Conventional wisdom (don't you love that term) says to hit the deer rather than try to avoid it. Damned if you do ... or don't. Deaths and injuries can result either way, but apparently less if you hit the deer. Also, if you hit a deer and wreck a vehicle the damage is covered under comprehensive coverage. If you avoid the deer and damage the vehicle then it is covered under collision coverage, and is considered an at-fault accident, which is likely to raise your insurance rates.

A guy tried to avoid a cat and missed me head-on by inches - I swerved and he hit my rear quarter and ripped off my bumper. Could have been really bad if I wasn't paying attention. He was just so focused on avoiding the animal that he didn't even see me.

I took out a nice 8pt in velvet in WV while there on business. It was the company truck thank goodness because the bumper went clean through the radiator.

a friend of mines mom went threw 3 cars in one year she did the newspaper route and she was on the road from 3-6 in the morning she hit one very nice 8 pointer what horns were left on the deer were stuck in the radiator

I had several close calls but I've only actually hit one. It was a yearling that darted right out in front of me. It was a tiny little thing, but at 65 mph it did a number on my truck--grill, bumper, fender, headlight. The F-150 could be fixed--the deer wasn't so lucky.

I've been lucky enough not to hit one,but have seen my share and even had a close call living here in Pa.
But none compare to the photo,what happened to the driver?

That's a nice buck pictured above. I've gently tapped a few but never hard enough to hurt one or my truck. Had a couple jump the hood.

I have hit a couple myself but both vehicles were still driveable. The worst pic I have ever seen is of a GMC truck that hit a deer on rt side of windshield and somehow it was severed in two and one half exited out the right quarter glass and a big piece was in back seat. will look for the pics but the blood on beige leather is just nasty, and the driver was ok. Gotta drive alert in deer country and slower.

Nice buck!

Ive been driving for 10 years now and I have hit one deer. Had many many close calls though. The very first day i got my license i put the plates on my truck and took off to town. Went down towards the river and out of the ditch jumped two does. Didnt have time to even hit the brakes. I drove bout a quarter mile and pulled over. Busted the raditor pretty good. Got back in the truck to call someone to pick me up when a truck pulled up to the passenger window. Out jumped a little enraged guy who cussed me up one side and down the other. He said I hit it on purpose. (which is exactly what i wanted to do 20 minutes into my first drive.) Said he was gonna kick my ass and jumped half way through the passenger window. I took off like a bat outta hell. He jumped out as soon as i took off. He called the cops but nothin happened. Never seen him again.

come close in ny but still lucky yet :)

48 years old have never hit one. Live in Iowa deer country. Hope I did not just jinks myself.

5 deer in 20 years, lot of backroad driveing thouth it would be more!!

I've never hit a deer, but came close to a wild boar in Germany with a military vehicle.

I've hit one.. and it took me a while to do so considering the country I drove every day for much of my licensed career. Every day from age 14 through my senior year at 18 I had to drive 20 miles each way to school. That might not seem terrible but there are deer hiding in every inch of that 20 miles. I had at least a dozen very near misses. It wasn't until I was 22 and on my way home from college for Christmas when I finally took my hit. Right at dusk, couldn't see a thing in the ditches, of course there was no snow this year. But I have been very lucky to only bag one deer with the bumper..

I'm 1 for 3. Killed on I-70 eastbound near Greenfield Indiana back in 1990. Some very kind local auto mechanics took my car in of a Saturday in early December, strapped a new radiator on to the hulk, and got me on my way to Buffalo in a day. Insurance company totaled the car and then ripped me off on the settlement. I switched to State Farm and have been happy with them.

The two others were glancing blows from which both the deer and the vehicle walked away without lasting harm.

Thank goodness and knock on wood I've never had a deer collision that caused real damage. AS you say I've had several run into me. Including one that dived off a 15 foot high bank into the side of my Pickup...

i hit a deer once, but its head wasn't stuck inside the truck.

I hit a mulie with my little souped-up Pontiac going about 80 km/h (50 mph), when I was a kid. She was coming up a deep ditch out of tall grass and bounced out in front of the car - I saw her land in the headlights, barely a few feet in front of me. Apparently, I just muttered a resigned "Ah, s***...," and wham.

She took out the radiator and A/C condenser, destroyed the hood and passenger side fender (and headlight) - then landed on the roof behind the sunroof (missing the windshield completely), stove the roof in a few inches and then slid off the back.

It was a real mess - but I was glad that it only scared the bejeezus out of my girlfriend (later, wife) who was sitting in the passenger seat.....

Here in WV I have managed to hit two deer. That is not too bad seeing that I spent my time where all the deer are. I am a retired Conservation Officer and when the rut comes in it is almost sucicide to drive . We have trees and brush close to our roads and the deer are in the road before the driver can react. Most of our state is prime deer country and that is what makes things worse. There is no where in the state that you can go that you don't have a chance at hitting a deer. Our roads are curvy and that makes it worse also. It seems like people don't want to slow down but drive like there is not a deer in the world.