Now I don't want to say the Hoosier dude is a dumbshit but around here the general feelings regarding hunting held by members of the deer population are not known. Nor are we aware they are unduly stressed over the harvest. What IS known and the reason they are more active in this neck of the woods (and Indiana as well) is that they are in rut! Many are the bucks who have been driven to all manner of insanity by this natural phenomenon and that includes leaping into the paths of passing Subarus and Kenworths as well.
As a matter of fact...............
Last week we're driving into Lancaster for Michael's Birthday Dinner. As we come into town on a four lane, Tristan starts yelling about a deer off to the right. We all look but its dusk and harrd to see. I'm driving so I take only a brief glance. Then I quickly look to the right as anyone used to driving in country heavily populated with deer knows to do as where there is one, there is probably a herd. Sure enough I see coming across 2 lanes already and almost upon me is a large buck. We are too close to avoid him and we are destined to meet up very quickly! This all happens in a brief few seconds that seem in slow motion.
He's coming for the driver's side door and as I look out he leaps and the hooves are heading right for me. About 35 years ago I had a friend who was beaten up badly by a deer coming into his car the same way and that story which I've been telling for the past 35 years was getting all too real. They have tremendous jumping ability and sure enough his chest came into view and over the car he went with a rear hoof hitting the roof loudly.
My heart must be doing okay because it kept right on and the ICD never triggered. Furthermore I neither pissed my pants or shit myself. I glimpsed him in the offside mirror running away and I pulled to the side into a handy parking lot. There was only a 3"x1" crease in the roof skin of the Diamante and a broken rear aerial. That was it! This was our fifth encounter with the critters and the least damage yet! One resulted in $7000. damage to a car they decided to total. The crease won't be fixed. I think we'll keep it as a conversation piece!