Solo Night Run cut short.

[Flip]

@Flip im glad you’re ok man! Hopefully jeep is still ok.

Thank you. So far everything looks ok. I just need to get under there any take a look. I'm exhausted today.

Edit: just some light scratches. Nothing a rattle can of paint can't fix.

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[Terrymo]

Always follow the rule of 3. 3 things wrong or 3 creeper feelings and it’s time to turn around and head home.

Same with the women in your life

 

[sherpaJL]

holy shit, look at all those antlers!

 

[Atomic-Mouse]

The things that go through your mind in the split second you have to react to a deer running out in front of your vehicle at night.
1 OHH SHIT!
2 please don’t take out my radiator
3 please don’t take out both headlights
4 GODDAMNIT!
5 do I swerve
6 do I break
7 is my insurance up to date
In my younger years I travelled a long road with no towns for miles to get to work at night. Over 5 years I hit 11 deer 1 moose and several coyotes all with a 94 Toyota pickup. I had a Baja bumper on the front that always did a great job of protecting the truck. I have seen deer go from standing still in a field to running flat out 100 yards across the road in front of my vehicle. I have always wondered if that’s a deers equivalent to “hold my beer, watch this.”

 

[Flip]

The things that go through your mind in the split second you have to react to a deer running out in front of your vehicle at night.
1 OHH SHIT!
2 please don’t take out my radiator
3 please don’t take out both headlights
4 GODDAMNIT!
5 do I swerve
6 do I break
7 is my insurance up to date
In my younger years I travelled a long road with no towns for miles to get to work at night. Over 5 years I hit 11 deer 1 moose and several coyotes all with a 94 Toyota pickup. I had a Baja bumper on the front that always did a great job of protecting the truck. I have seen deer go from standing still in a field to running flat out 100 yards across the road in front of my vehicle. I have always wondered if that’s a deers equivalent to “hold my beer, watch this.”

I had a similar experience once. I saw a scrawny doe standing in an open field and for no reason she took off running right towards me. As it got closer I said to myself, is she actually going to run into my vehicle....? Sure enough, she slammed into the side of my 1980 Plymouth Volare. She did a mid-air 180, landed on all fours and hit the ground running. She left a sizeable dent in the driver's door too. I certainly didnt appreciate that. I really liked that car.

 

[PT's19Rubi]

I had a decent sized Doe literally make a clean spot on the right corner of my Mazda MX5's front bumper. Had I been a split second earlier she would have been in my lap. And, this was shortly after loosing a 9 year old cousin to a deer in the passenger compartment (kicked in head). I almost had to go home and change underwear.

 

[Maverick909]

Big Levels, Virginia

My spontaneous night run was cut a little short. Too many things seemed to be going wrong. My passenger mirror got awfully close to a tree. ( I forgot to pull them in) I took a light hit on the frame or rail. (I haven't looked at it yet) Then I realized I was a little low on fuel and I decided I was done for the night. A tight turn around put me closer to the edge than I'd prefer. Shortly off the trail out of nowhere I saw a flash of antlers across my hood. (I generally don't swerve when it comes to deer, I know swerving is a mistake. I'm not perfect OK!) I braked hard and did a slight turn to the right to avoid hitting the deer. I ended up just off the road on a small mound. I was driving slow between 15-17 mph. I got out to assess any damage. I saw some evidence that I made contact with the deer. I believe I just grazed him. I didn't notice any damage. I took a few photos for the forum (proof) I haven't been off road in quite a while, I felt that a night run was more challenging for me this time.

Happy trails friends.]

Glad you’re ok and make a smart choice. I would have tuned around too

 

[AmericanPatriot100]

The things that go through your mind in the split second you have to react to a deer running out in front of your vehicle at night.
1 OHH SHIT!
2 please don’t take out my radiator
3 please don’t take out both headlights
4 GODDAMNIT!
5 do I swerve
6 do I break
7 is my insurance up to date
In my younger years I travelled a long road with no towns for miles to get to work at night. Over 5 years I hit 11 deer 1 moose and several coyotes all with a 94 Toyota pickup. I had a Baja bumper on the front that always did a great job of protecting the truck. I have seen deer go from standing still in a field to running flat out 100 yards across the road in front of my vehicle. I have always wondered if that’s a deers equivalent to “hold my beer, watch this.”

My previous boss had a 94 Toyota 4wd pickup with the Baja bar also. He hit a bear. Totaled the truck. The sheriffs thought he was drunk and hit a tree because of where his truck ended up and no bears or blood in the area. His dad was the sheriff of the same county in a different area. So he came out to give the deputy an ear full since his son is the one who called 911 to report the accident anyway. Anyway. So the drunk driving was in the report because said deputy was a douche and had it out for the dudes dad. They towed it, insurance immediately denied the claim, the family fought it, they did an investigation and found no evidence of tree dna, but they did find some hairs in the cracks of the bumper, radiator, front fender and headlight and the insurance company sent that in for testing came back to a bear like he had initially reported and they paid him out on his truck.

 

[Nitehawk92]

John, as long as you weren’t out there whistling in the dark and hearing strange voices call your name in the middle of the Appalachian night, I would say you did pretty good, my friend.

 

[Atomic-Mouse]

My previous boss had a 94 Toyota 4wd pickup with the Baja bar also. He hit a bear. Totaled the truck.

Yeah I never got out of an animal strike unscathed, usually took out my off-road lights and pushed the Baja bumper back to the grill but usually no major damage. Thankfully deer are more forgiving due to less weight and smaller bones.

 

[Wabujitsu]

Yeah I never got out of an animal strike unscathed, usually took out my off-road lights and pushed the Baja bumper back to the grill but usually no major damage. Thankfully deer are more forgiving due to less weight and smaller bones.

Years ago we had a big steering component repair bill when I ran over a razorback that went at least two hundred pounds, with a full-size Chevy pickup. The deer vs vehicle encounters I’ve had over the years resulted in no significant damage at all.

 

[LazyJL]

Wild pig can be very good eating, I hope you didn't waste the meat.

 

[artembar77]

It's good that everything is fine!!!
It couldn't have been any other way!

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