ended up in the ditch this morning

[Fowler]

Deer walked out right in front of me.
I swerved to a grassy area and did not realize there was a ditch there.
Could not get out of the ditch.

Had to get the Ol'Lady and son to come pull me out with the truck.
They were not to happy about getting up at 5am

I was only a mile from the house so I road the trike home.
It felt OK and I did not see any damage but I only did a very quick check (had to get off to work)
Will check it out more tonight.

I am always dodging deer around here. They are everywhere.

 

[BillyGA]

Deer walked out right in front of me.
I swerved to a grassy area and did not realize there was a ditch there.
Could not get out of the ditch.

Had to get the Ol'Lady and son to come pull me out with the truck.
They were not to happy about getting up at 5am

I was only a mile from the house so I road the trike home.
It felt OK and I did not see any damage but I only did a very quick check (had to get off to work)
Will check it out more tonight.

I am always dodging deer around here. They are everywhere.

Glad you are ok

 

[alienwulf]

Lucky your not hurt..I would of had to change my pants also :kpzxvq: could of been lot worse.

 

[Rosy]

People say they don't work, but I always have a set of deer whistles on my trike. Do they work, don't know, but never have had a close encounter with deer.
The only thing I can say, try them, for a few dollars at WallyWorld, you can't go wrong..If they work great, if not, you haven't spent lots of money.
I know when I am traveling and have seen deer in the fields, they don't look up for cars, but they do look up when I pass, do they noticed the whistles, they may have.
Rosy

 

[rhino 2]

Out here in North Jersey we call them Woods Rats... You only hit the dumb ones... In the 44 years I've live out here i took at least 8 of them out of the Gene pool.. Only lightly tapped one with a Trike.
Hit them with whistles and with out. The joke out here is that the Whistles freezes them in place so you can give them a good Whack!...:laugh:
Glad your none for the worst.....ThumbUp

 

[Fowler]

I believe a lot of why I see so many dear is the time of day I travel
I am usually on the road by 5 am or so.

I think if I could wait a few hours I would not have as much of a problem. But I cant.
A few others at work that travel at the same time I do say they have been dodging them also.

They are in our yards (dont mind that to much), they eat up the garden and they are a hazard on the road.
The hunters around here need to start thinning them out.

My dog has caught a couple in the past but he is old and slow now

 

[rhino 2]

They are in our yards (dont mind that to much), they eat up the garden and they are a hazard on the road.
The hunters around here need to start thinning them out.

The hunting [Deer] season in my area, Is from Sept to March.. You have to take a Buck first... After that theres is no limit on does... So when the hunters are out and about' the deer hang around everyones back yards... There is less deer' But the suicidal ones, Especially during the rut will always find a willing car to send them to deer heaven....

 

[Gorilla]

Lets us know how your ride faired. Soung like you did okay except for the AHHHHH *******

 

[MikeyTX]

Glad to know you are not hurt. I am not fond of deer. Yeah, the fawn's look cute ......... Then, much like our children, grow up and become a pita ...........

 

[graygoat]

Glad you weren't hurt, hope the trike is ok as well.

 

[GrandpaDave]

Glad you didn't get hurt and hope there isn't any damage to the trike. My wife and I are riding in the woods and lake country of Minnesota this weekend and so far today we had to slow way down for a wolf and a doe with her twins. Fortunately plenty of time to slow down before we got to close and there wasn't any other traffic to look out for.

 

[desertclassic]

A few years ago I took out a mule deer with a car, lots of damage. If I had on the bike or trike, I may not be on here telling you about this. Jim

 

[Fowler]

For the most part the trike checked out fine
Going in the ditch actually did no damage

The rope I used to pull it out caused some damage to the front fender.
I have a custom fender http://www.3fowlers.com/fender.html

I can fix it though
Also I will be working on a better system to pull from the front so this damage does not happen again if I get into the same situation

 

[consitter]

Okay....that's just way too cool!!

What kind of trike do you have underneath the decorations? Is it a VW?

Also, I'm guessing your avatar is something you've fabricated.

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Never mind, I just read your story. Where did you live in Kentucky? I'm in Ashland, which is located where Ky, Ohio, and West Virginia all meet.

 

[FRR]

I wish they would open deer season here in Ohio from January 1-Dec 31 and permit machine guns. They are everywhere and from August thru December it is especially dangerous. It just isn't safe riding in the evening, or early morning, or late at night. ODNR claims there are more deer in Ohio now than there were in 1750. I just can't figure out who was out counting Ohio deer back in 1750....

 

[Ed Hobgood]

Glad to hear you and the trike are OK. I'm sure like you said the time of day doesn't help you any on staying away from the deer's.

 

[consitter]

I wish they would open deer season here in Ohio from January 1-Dec 31 and permit machine guns. They are everywhere and from August thru December it is especially dangerous. It just isn't safe riding in the evening, or early morning, or late at night. ODNR claims there are more deer in Ohio now than there were in 1750. I just can't figure out who was out counting Ohio deer back in 1750....

Indians with abacuses.

 

[Phu Cat]

Well Fowler, glad you were on the ball that morning or things could have been a lot different. Ever seen what a deer does to a car?

What actually happened? Were you able to turn behind the deer? Hit the brakes at all?

I've only had one deer jump out in front of me and that was back when I was still on two wheels. He landed at almost to my one o'clock position so was most of the way past me. I hit my brakes and counter-steered to the left a little and made it around him. But really slowed me down the rest of the way to work.

PC

 

[Fowler]

Ever seen what a deer does to a car?

What actually happened?

PC

I hit one with my truck once. I ended up putting a expanded steel grill and a wooden front bumper on that truck after that

Ok so I was not going to tell this part but here goes.

My son was weed eating around the driveway and a rock flew up and hit my GPS.

I installed a new one and had it all mounted. First ride with it.

Going down the road looking at it longer then I should have been. Looked up and there was a deer in my path. I swerved around it into what I though was just short grass but instead it was long grass in a ditch (it was dark out)

So I still blame the deer but I guess I have to take some of the blame for not paying attention as well as I should have.

 

[Fowler]

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Where did you live in Kentucky? I'm in Ashland, which is located where Ky, Ohio, and West Virginia all meet.

My last duty station was FT Knox.

Stayed in Kentucky after I got out and lived in Radcliff. If I remember correctly that is about 45 miles from Roanoke

Worked as a bouncer, Sheet metal worker (kind of), Prison guard, mechanic and IT support.

Been through Ashland a number of times but I don't think I have ever stopped there

 

[consitter]

My last duty station was FT Knox.
Stayed in Kentucky after I got out and lived in Radcliff. If I remember correctly that is about 45 miles from Roanoke
Worked as a bouncer, Sheet metal worker (kind of), Prison guard, mechanic and IT support.

Been through Ashland a number of times but I don't think I have ever stopped there

If I'm guessing right, I'd say you worked as a prison guard at LaGrange. I did some training there years back when I was a deputy jailer (Kentucky is the only state in the union that has elected jailers).

I now work as a CO at the federal prison in Ashland. Darn good job. Best I've ever had in my 49 years.

 

[malclingan]

Deer Screamer

My wife and I just finished 6,000 miles from Florida to Canada to Mass to Florida on back roads of America with the Deer Screamer installed. We saw several deer pick their heads up and run for the woods ahead of us. Maybe because the Deer Screamer is new to the market with a different pitch (you can hear it at certain times and speeds) that it scared them off. The company is keeping records from several state police organizations that are using the device. I truly believe it does help. Nothing will help with those dumb ones bolting across from one patch of woods to the other though. Glad everything went your way.

 

[Fowler]

If I'm guessing right, I'd say you worked as a prison guard at LaGrange.

Worked at both LaGrange and KCIW. Then left when I got a job as a mechanic back at Ft Knox (civil service)

 

[consitter]

Worked at both LaGrange and KCIW. Then left when I got a job as a mechanic back at Ft Knox (civil service)

Ouch. I'll bet working with the women was interesting. One female inmate is worse than a hundred males.

 

[03VolusiaTrike]

I have to avoid deer all the time on my way to work at 4:30 am. I've hit 2 with my car and had 1 jump directly over me on the trike. Scary situation looking up and seeing the deers belly. Hope you didn't hurt your trike. Good Luck:AGGHH:

 

[desertclassic]

I have hit deer with the car, mule deer. There are a few places that I will not ride when it is dark outside. Elk are also a big problem. Jim

 

[Fowler]

Ouch. I'll bet working with the women was interesting. One female inmate is worse than a hundred males.

When I transferred to KCIW I though it was going to be great.
I was young, in shape and to be honest I got along with women real well.

I shortly found out that it was a nightmare. I had to leave there.

My original plan was to go into law enforcement but after working on the prison systems I deiced to go back to being a mechanic

 

[poppajim]

Glad you are OK, not a way to start your day!

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[txlander]

Deer walked out right in front of me.

.......I am always dodging deer around here. They are everywhere.

Those deer can cause a lot of damage and on a trike, it could be deadly. On my little 3 mile stretch of highway, there are at least 1 or 2 a day that get hit. Everyone in my family has had a deer encounter. The hits are so common that the buzzards just sit and wait for the next one. (see photo) Those critters just perch themselves up on the tower and they don't have to go far for their next meal. That's why I don't drive that highway at night on the bike or trike.



I'm glad you're ok. Stay alert and be safe.