So many close calls with deer running out of the ditch and waiting for the thump into the side of the vehicle. Nada thankfully. If I see them coming, I have been able to avoid them one way or the other.
A big ole owl came out of the ditch by the Collinton motel years back while driving home from a hunt. It was dark, one second peace and quiet, next nothing but a big wing span and body coming at my windshield as it tried to pull up. It hit right at the top of the roof line. I went back and looked but no owl so I hoped it pulling up and me hitting the brakes didn't give it a mortal impact.
Ran over a bunch of stupid gophers though. They are like squirrels, in the clear, then run back.
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