Hit a deer today...
03-10-2013, 11:05 PM
#21
Melting Slicks
I've hit deer twice up here in northern suburbs of NYC... never with the vette. Dusk seems to be the most high-risk time, but you have to keep your eyes open!!... Glad you weren't hurt and no major damage. I've researched the deer whistles and the like, but it really looks like a bunch of snake oil.. I think you just have to 'stay frosty' as they say, and expect them..
If anybody has implemented any type of deer repellent (on the vette) that they feel is actually effective, I'd like to hear about it. I think the cars are too loud if you're moving faster than 20mph anyways...
cheers.
If anybody has implemented any type of deer repellent (on the vette) that they feel is actually effective, I'd like to hear about it. I think the cars are too loud if you're moving faster than 20mph anyways...
cheers.
03-10-2013, 11:17 PM
#22
Melting Slicks
I've nailed multiple rabbits, birds, a German Shepherd, and my wife backed into me. Sometimes I think my C6 is possessed.
Bird:
After German Shepherd $6000 to fix:
After wife backed into me $6500 to fix:
Bird:
After German Shepherd $6000 to fix:
After wife backed into me $6500 to fix:
03-10-2013, 11:43 PM
#24
Drifting
I had barely missed one recently... Then the second one plows head first into the side of the car. Took out the fender, headlight, mirror, door. Never saw it... Luckily I was in the daily driver. $2,500 in damage. Only doing 30 mph two blocks from the house. They are some kind of stupid...
Whenever I see a deer, I stand on the brakes, come to a stop or at least a walking pace, lean on the horn, and rev the engine. At some point the deer will get the hint and run off. If the horn doesn't scare them, the 430hp roar usually will. Haven't hit one yet.
03-11-2013, 04:29 AM
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I almost totalled my brand new 69 Ply Road Runner when I hit a wild donkey at about 110 mph outside of Las Vegas back in the day (no speed limits in Nevada back then).
The donkey completely destroyed the front end of the car.
The donkey completely destroyed the front end of the car.
03-11-2013, 07:55 AM
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Le Mans Master
03-11-2013, 08:25 AM
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Wait, so they hit a deer hard enough that it goes flying over your car and lands in some soft leaves, gets up and goes on its way?
Sorry, every deer I have hit that that goes flying off the road is seriously screwed up and either dead when it hits the ground or is about dead. Also, how did it get up over your car? The impact from the other car to the deer would be at deer level meaning Corvette door level, which contrary to most peoples belief a female deer is only about 24-27" tall at the top of back.
No joke!
Yeah, those chubbys want a ride all the time. Have to tell them they are bucket seats, not wheelbarrow seats.
Sorry, every deer I have hit that that goes flying off the road is seriously screwed up and either dead when it hits the ground or is about dead. Also, how did it get up over your car? The impact from the other car to the deer would be at deer level meaning Corvette door level, which contrary to most peoples belief a female deer is only about 24-27" tall at the top of back.
Yeah, those chubbys want a ride all the time. Have to tell them they are bucket seats, not wheelbarrow seats.
03-11-2013, 09:54 AM
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glad you are ok. i won't drive in certain areas near my house in the evenings because of the huge deer population. if you want to see scary. pull up the post of the guy in west va (i think) tracking his c5 at very high speed when he nails a deer runing across the track in front of him. im sure he is still cleaning out the drivers seat even now.
03-11-2013, 02:02 PM
#32
Team Owner
Deer are just plain dumb 
03-11-2013, 03:49 PM
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03-11-2013, 04:13 PM
#35
Le Mans Master
Two shops and about $7k later it looked good again.
03-11-2013, 04:17 PM
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03-11-2013, 06:45 PM
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Wait, so they hit a deer hard enough that it goes flying over your car and lands in some soft leaves, gets up and goes on its way?
Sorry, every deer I have hit that that goes flying off the road is seriously screwed up and either dead when it hits the ground or is about dead. Also, how did it get up over your car? The impact from the other car to the deer would be at deer level meaning Corvette door level, which contrary to most peoples belief a female deer is only about 24-27" tall at the top of back.
I have no idea?? My front spitter is only 2" off the ground. There was a small scuff on the splitter and small mud mark that looked like a fur print on the bumper. I didn't hear a hit. I stood on the brakes and must have just clipped the doe as I came to a stop and she was jumping up. Maybe it was just enough to give her a lift??? She landed on the up hill incline on the side of the road in the soft leaves.
No joke!
Yeah, those chubbys want a ride all the time. Have to tell them they are bucket seats, not wheelbarrow seats.
Sorry, every deer I have hit that that goes flying off the road is seriously screwed up and either dead when it hits the ground or is about dead. Also, how did it get up over your car? The impact from the other car to the deer would be at deer level meaning Corvette door level, which contrary to most peoples belief a female deer is only about 24-27" tall at the top of back.
I have no idea?? My front spitter is only 2" off the ground. There was a small scuff on the splitter and small mud mark that looked like a fur print on the bumper. I didn't hear a hit. I stood on the brakes and must have just clipped the doe as I came to a stop and she was jumping up. Maybe it was just enough to give her a lift??? She landed on the up hill incline on the side of the road in the soft leaves.
No joke!
Yeah, those chubbys want a ride all the time. Have to tell them they are bucket seats, not wheelbarrow seats.
03-11-2013, 09:02 PM
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I've hit deer twice up here in northern suburbs of NYC... never with the vette. Dusk seems to be the most high-risk time, but you have to keep your eyes open!!... Glad you weren't hurt and no major damage. I've researched the deer whistles and the like, but it really looks like a bunch of snake oil..
03-11-2013, 11:31 PM
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