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Jenoch

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75. It's your imagination.

Mon Nov 3, 2014, 07:18 PM

Nov 2014

Those deer whistles don't do anything to help you avaid hitting a deer.

http://www.thevog.net/threads/deer-whistles-do-they-really-work-an-in-depth-report-by-fred-rau.3439/

In researching that, I found a lot of expert opinions that a Deer’s hearing range is “basically the same as a human being.” In a nutshell, it was found conclusively that common Whitetail Deer hear sounds from 500 to 12,000 Hertz, and, at elevated volumes, sometimes as high as 16,000 Hertz, but never beyond that. Since the absolute top end of a Deer’s hearing range is the same as the advertised absolute low end of the frequencies generated by a Save-A-Life Deer Whistle, the chances of a Deer actually hearing and reacting to one of these devices is virtually non-existent.

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Fess up DUers, who here has hit a deer with their vehicle? [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 OP

I This was a huge problem when I lived in NJ and... TreasonousBastard Nov 2014 #1

One jumped out in front of me tonight on my way home but, I live in a rural area on a dead-end Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #2

Yeah, it's bad all over, but... TreasonousBastard Nov 2014 #3

I have never hit one but, a a friend of mine hit one tonight and tore off his bumper. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #4

No, but just dumb luck... TreasonousBastard Nov 2014 #5

I have had birds fly into my windsheild once and my grill once. Nothing I could do to avoid it. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #6

No, I didn't have collision on that old beater, but... TreasonousBastard Nov 2014 #7

oh yuck. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #8

Not a chance-- had to get off the road and scrape... TreasonousBastard Nov 2014 #9

In the student body van on an outdoor club trip. Oy. Recursion Nov 2014 #10

oh yeah, I bet. There went the trip, right. Or did it hallen on the way back? Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #48

On the return, crossing Skyline Drive. Recursion Nov 2014 #52

A friend of mine had a deer hit him while he was stopped. hobbit709 Nov 2014 #11

yep, it is the deployment of the airbags that adds to the cost of repair. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #46

I have heard of that several times. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #86

I was actually seriously trying to recall if I ever remember seeing a deer JonLP24 Nov 2014 #12

wow. I think my nephews play GTA ... I am going to ask them about the deer. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #45

I have, it was just a light touch with the front bumper, the deer was small and it ran away jakeXT Nov 2014 #13

Yeah, 3K is the average cost of repair to the vehicles and the airbags are part of the reason. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #44

The impact was at low speed so the airbags inside the car didn't deploy jakeXT Nov 2014 #66

check post #57 in this thread for some help with this problem. good luck! Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #68

I don't know if it works, I hope we'll get night vison in every new car in the near future jakeXT Nov 2014 #69

I have. CanSocDem Nov 2014 #14

I like that. I am going to send that out to the universe when I drive. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #32

I didn't hit the deer..... lastlib Nov 2014 #15

He probably died later, in the woods. Sorry about your vehicle. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #43

I've hit two over the years. Plenty of damage to my vehicle, both deer killed instantly. Scuba Nov 2014 #16

sadly, I think that is the case most of the time, Scuba. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #42

I live in an area of San Antonio that was rural 20 years ago. Avalux Nov 2014 #17

so sad, Avalux. Thanks for trying. Poor momma deer. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #40

I've done so twice -- both times while living inside my town Rhythm Nov 2014 #18

Yes, they are in our town areas, too. It helps to go slow and be in a higher profile vehicle. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #37

Me, and it died. bigwillq Nov 2014 #19

small car, big deer? the one my friend hit last night was a big buck with a huge rack. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #35

Biggish deer bigwillq Nov 2014 #74

Me shenmue Nov 2014 #20

so sad ... I am afraid to say ... but, they probably did not make it, shenmue. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #34

I has a Sad shenmue Nov 2014 #50

oh, honey. I know. but, what could you have done? they come out of no where. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #51

Thank you shenmue Nov 2014 #65

beautiful Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #67

The deer hit US! I was a passenger and am still traumatized... Phentex Nov 2014 #21

oh. I know what you mean. It is a traumatic experience hitting any creature with the car. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #31

Not me, but my husband csziggy Nov 2014 #22

I wonder if those deer crossing signs help ... Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #29

The deer ignore them. Kaleva Nov 2014 #47

*groan* Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #49

Lol! Kaleva Nov 2014 #54

Yikes, I was hit by a kamikaze deer on an overpass coming home from work one night. Scared the seaglass Nov 2014 #23

it is an odd feeling, isn't it. that combination of scary/sad. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #28

hit a mule deer in Utah once - it ran away and I spent a few days straitening dents... tk2kewl Nov 2014 #24

oh wow ... on a motorcycle. that sounds really scary. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #27

1000cc BMW tk2kewl Nov 2014 #30

Bikes scare the bejesus out of me. I always stay as far away as possible when I see one on the road. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #33

Lucky the deer hit the engine and not the front wheel - would have been a different story tk2kewl Nov 2014 #36

oh wow !! That is freaky !! kind of a beautiful sight though, to think about. They can be Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #38

An "airhead". Enthusiast Nov 2014 #87

Check this; A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #97

Yikes! tk2kewl Nov 2014 #98

Does it count if the deer hits you? NV Whino Nov 2014 #25

... lol ... does the deer pay your insurance? Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #26

Ha! NV Whino Nov 2014 #70

I hit a pig once. alarimer Nov 2014 #39

... lol ... I shouldn't laugh but, that vision is funny to me. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #41

I've gotten two bucks with my work van Kaleva Nov 2014 #53

I think that is why I see so many deer where I live. I have meadows and a creek. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #55

No, but... pipi_k Nov 2014 #56

omg! Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #58

We swear by these: hedgehog Nov 2014 #57

how does that work exactly? is it some high frequency sound device being emitted? Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #59

They are whistles mounted on the bumpers - we can't hear them, hedgehog Nov 2014 #60

good to know. Honestly, someone should do a PSA type commercial about the product. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #61

It's your imagination. Jenoch Nov 2014 #75

I have hit a deer, and honest to dog: Raine1967 Nov 2014 #62

If you ever do hit a deer, be glad it wasn't a moose. hedgehog Nov 2014 #63

It really isn't their fault. Poor, confused creatures. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #64

November is the RUT. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #88

I hit a wabbit, and I'm still unhappy about it, 12 years after the fact. Xyzse Nov 2014 #71

I killed a bird that flew in front of my car, and I still feel bad about it. RebelOne Nov 2014 #72

Exactly! Xyzse Nov 2014 #73

And it wasn't even wabbit season. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #89

I hit one deer, two hours after I bought Jenoch Nov 2014 #76

that sucks about your brand new car. Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #93

All I have ever hit at speed was a bowling ball. Kali Nov 2014 #77

Those pix are great, Kali - and Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #83

Not yet, I came pretty damn close to crashing into a bear once, though. nt ohnoyoudidnt Nov 2014 #78

wow. where did that almost happen? Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #94

Central Florida it was a black bear in a somewhat rural area near a state park. nt ohnoyoudidnt Nov 2014 #95

Elusive creatures, aren't they? FrodosPet Nov 2014 #79

Never. kentauros Nov 2014 #80

1993 on Mingus Mountain outside Prescott AZ Sedona Nov 2014 #81

Yo!!!! Initech Nov 2014 #82

I didn't... davidpdx Nov 2014 #84

You will never get to heaven. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #90

I have only hit one. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #85

They jump out of Nowhere! Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2014 #92

Not safe in Hawaii. Instead of deer they have feral goats. hunter Nov 2014 #91

Had one leap out of the tall grass in front of my bicycle once. I was moving pretty fast, too. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2014 #96

i had a deer run into into the back end of my car rurallib Nov 2014 #99

Deer ran out in front of me on a dark country road... AngryOldDem Nov 2014 #100

Deer and a black bear (actually bear hit me) PufPuf23 Nov 2014 #101

I hit a deer once in September of 2003 NewJeffCT Nov 2014 #102

I think blueknight Nov 2014 #103