Deer v. Truck Not a great opening morning

[Patocazador]

Is the truck an aluminum one? If so, how did the aluminum hold up?

 

[Bandit67]

From what I saw in the dark it looked like the deer missed the fenders and hood. It took out the grill, the lights, the bumper and lower trim. And pushed in the radiatior. I'm going to look at it late today and make sure I got everything out of it. I'll get a better look then.

 

[Jeb Stuart]

Try getting hit in the chest by a Dove while driving a motorcycle down the interstate at 70 mph. Almost knocked me off the bike.

 

[LNF150]

Oh man, I am sorry to see that but dang glad you are OK. Some deer accidents don't turn out well for the drivers. I've been fortunate in all my years and have had some really close calls including last year: o dark thirty, 2nd day of rifle season, mile and a half from where I park to walk to my hunting spot, a huge buck almost met my grill guard.

Thunderstruck Bumpers manufactured here in KS build increadibly stout grill guards. That company has the contract with Kansas Highway Patrol to keep it's vehicles protected.

 

[d2wing]

The Ranch Hand bumpers would help reduce damage. With all of the heat exchangers and other plastic and aluminum parts you are going to have to replace on that truck, one would have seemed cheap.

Sometimes you just have to slow down and drive around them. Like 16 between Fredericksburg and Kerrville at night. Deer get between the high fence on both sides and congregate on the road. You drive like your in a school zone weaving back and forth on the road. It’s pretty ridiculous, sometimes you have to really hunt for deer and other times you could catch one with a short rope hung out the window.

@Rule3, I would say “bless her heart, poor thing.” However, she and people like her are likely active voters so the jokes on us, so to speak...

I need a front bumper on a Chey 3/4 ton. I decided a Ranch Hand bumper was cheaper and better than a factory one.

 

[d2wing]

I have a very close call the day before the opener. A big doe stepped out in front of me. Luckily I had room to slow way down and miss it.