Wow! Thanks for all the responses ! This thread is growing legs of it's own, I'm shocked we've all hit so many animals !
R.F.- Yes, I know how you feel. The couple times over the years I hit a squirrel I felt bad too ! Such little helpless creatures. I am sure glad when I hit the deer they didn't come through the windshield like they did to your aquaintance ! Must have been a horrible experience !
GWYNETH- That is crazy how the deer ran into you virtually even though you tried to swerve to avoid it. It seems to me some deer are on suicide missions, like kamikaze deer or something ! Sorry that happened to you, I only know too well myself the financial cost ! $$$$$You've hit turtles !? Amazing ! Must be lots of them crossing roads down in Florida . You actually got pissed on by a turtle ? LMAOLReactionary little hard shell bastard ! LOL! Yes, I too have seen many dead possums in my part of Northern California . They are slower than a 7 year itch. They just plod along.
DJK- You hit a coyote ? Wow. I thought they were relatively fast. But at 75mph anything could get clipped I guess. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I hit a roadrunner in the southern California desert once years ago, and to this day I don't know how I did it, they are fast ! So deer have bad depth perception, eh ? I've heard of people putting deer whistles on the front of their vehicles to ward them off. Maybe it works.
MINU- You hit a duck ? I'm amazed at the variety of animals we have all hit ! It's crazy. You had duck all over your bumper ? Did you make him foot the ( bill) ? Bad joke, I know. Spank me.
MOMZCRAZY- You hit rabbits ? Wow! They are usually fast too. I think possums are stinky gross creatures anyway , I can only imagine when you hit one ! My friend years ago , had a pet possum and as a joke when I went to visit him , he set it in the shower overnight. I went to get in the shower the next morning and as I stood there naked, in front of me was this gross possum snarling , growling at me , drooling saliva out it's mouth ! Needless to say I quick wrapped a towel around myself and exited quick ! LOL!
HUBERT- That is awful a man died hitting a deer . Those deer are more dangerous than people know, the way they dart out in front of you last second. I'm very lucky I am alive to tell about my 3 experiences . Was driving 55 MPH each time it happened.
DARKUNCLE 29- Sounds like you have had your share of animals hit too ! Possum, raccoon, skunk ? You hit a cardinal ? I assume you mean the bird type, not a Catholic ! Yeah, I've heard as you say of people hitting deer, then dragging them off to keep the meat for themselves ! Strange and crazy times !
RENEEISORYM- My god ! Your experience takes the cake for the most morbid ! Mutilated vulture's stomach all over the inside of your uncle's car !? Ecch! I wanna yank ! I bet a bear would cause serious damage to your vehicle ! How could that guy be so callous to his puppy you hit though ? At least he should have given it a proper burial, poor thing. He throws it out in the forest. Sentimental guy, huh ? Peace out, Mr. Flipper thanks look forward to more weird stories.
