Comments on: What Are The Odds That You’ll Hit A Deer? Probably Higher Than You Think

By: Grateful Whitfield

Grateful Whitfield — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:42:43 +0000

Although the FWC officers are great people it’s a shame they manage our deer the way they do. Check out the FWC values, they dont put the citizens first, environmentalist (treehuggers) They leave too many does every year making fawns born all year long. Notice most the deer you see are does with fawns, they are everywhere every night on the roads. This shouldn’t be, but because of poor management officials,who dont understand how to sustain the delicate balance of our area, we’re over run with deer now. You have land owners who love the deer too and wont kill them yet complain and condemn the hunters who do, yet people are still killed by too many every year.

By: Just An Old Soldier

Just An Old Soldier — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:07:59 +0000

I hit one in the early 80’s while on the interstate going under the posted speed limit….deers are confused by the lights, and don’t jump until it’s too late…my car was just going over a small rise in the road that completely obscured the deer in the road.

Both of us were pretty surprised. I tried to slow – but stayed in my lane due to traffic around me – that probably saved my life. The deer punched into the front and popped up over the roof and off the road to the right of me. Insurance covered the repairs, and since it was a steel car with a steel front end, I could drive it home. These new cars just fall apart if they’re looked at hard, so if a deer hits, Watch Out!

Heard someone say the best way to encounter a deer (or a large dog) on the road is to stay in your lane (don’t swerve), slow down (without locking the brakes), and BRACE for IMPACT. Maybe that was for a motorcycle, but works well for a car too.

By: Just An Old Soldier

Just An Old Soldier — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:07:19 +0000

Both of us were pretty surprised. I tried to slow – but stayed in my lane due to traffice around me – that probably saved my life. The deer punched into the front and popped up over the roof and off the road to the right of me. Insurance covered the repairs, and since it was a steel car with a steel front end, I could drive it home. These new cars just fall apart if they’re looked at hard, so if a deer hits, Watch Out!

By: true

true — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 03:56:34 +0000

To living up north. I know I would see them in the middle of the day.. Husband avoids them every day on the way to work in Illinois. Monster bucks!

By: Lived up North

Lived up North — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:15:07 +0000

Be very happy that you don’t have the deer that are found around Chicago and surrounding area. They are HUGE!

By: What??

What?? — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:54:49 +0000

I was with the understanding that “shining” at night is illegal…if you are referring to what was called “spotlighting” years ago. Speed is a big factor in wrecks, especially if a person is going to try to dodge a deer. It’s best to slow down in areas where anyone knows that the deer are prone to be or cross roadways and don’t try to dodge them!!. I’m not so sure about blaming the FL game commission for the deer population being out of control. I would say the large landowners that have their “hunting clubs” with a hefty membership fee and a limit on the number of members would also be at fault. GREED!!! Deer are beautiful animals…but too much of a good thing is not a good thing!! Thin the herds so they don’t get diseased from interbreeding & also don’t have enough to eat…they then end up small & sickly and is that better than a quick bullet?

By: E.W.

E.W. — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:27:27 +0000

I agree with charlie and uncle allen.

By: charlie

charlie — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:53:18 +0000

These are the number of deer reported to insurance companies and law enforcement. We don’t know how many are not reported. My immediate family has killed six with only one reported for an insurance claim. A friend killed five at one time. I suggest we allow hunting at night as well as day time.

By: CW

CW — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:01:17 +0000

I try to limit my speed to 55mph after dark and I’m amazed at the people that ride my bumper, then zoom around me because they want to do 70. These people deserve to hit a deer.

By: MAKO

MAKO — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:41:16 +0000

I remember when there were few to no deer in this area. The game commission of FL,
and other states as well, has done a bad job of managing the deer population. They
seem to be more interested in selling license than anything else. Many fields in the area
are now useless for growing certain crops because of the over population of deer, the same deer the state says they own, but they will not take any responsibility for the damages to life and property caused by their failure to seriously address this problem.