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Been there! What is the $$ damage?
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Hunting out of season, huh?
Sorry, I feel your pain. I'm on about number 12 or 14, lost track of them. I'm on good terms with my body shop man.
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Been there! What is the $$ damage? $4750......sheesh.
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Last fall I was driving north on I-75 just a few miles south of Knoxville. I was in the left lane when 2 nearly ran broadside into my car. One made it across both lanes, but a truck nailed the 2nd one doing about 75 mph. It went airborne and through the windshield of a car in the right lane. I watched it all in the mirror.
I attempted to stop, but the guy driving the car made it safely to the emergency lane and stopped. Several other cars were able to stop and assist. By the time I got into the right lane I was nearly 1/2 mile ahead anyway. Hope no one was hurt too badly.
Most people don't really want the truth.
They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.
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Time for a heavy bumper and grill guard if you travel in that country much.
Regards,
Tom
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yup. Funny thing is, I was looking at Pat and Scott's cowcatcher bumpers just before I left.....
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There were 6 Ford pickups in the yard when you left and only didn't have a grill guard.....
And I still haven't hit one yet.....
And we were just joking about the mirror 'damage' and ding in the hood, that truck is or should I say was in good shape....grin
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That's funny, I haven't hit a deer or elk since I started installing Ranch Hand grill guards on my truck years ago. Think I'll keep buying 'em for insurance if nothing else.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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BSA, that truck is waaaaaaaay badazz.
I really don't need a project. I really don't need a project. I really don't need a project.....
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
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Sometimes a bumper no matter how big won't help. I've had at least as many deer hit me as I've hit them. Of course that'll happen when your state's #1 for having the probability of a vehicle/deer encounter.
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Use a rifle. Most of the time it's cheaper. 
Camp is where you make it.
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they frown on the use of rifles outta season up there. hence.......grin
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I worked with my body shop guy to exclude factory bumper, he slid me that cash and I purchased and installed my own ranch hand bumper on one of my last deer hits.
I have a superduty now and don't think I can clear a ranch hand or similar bumper in the winter with my boss V plow mounted.
Did you lose anything functionaly with your deer hit? Radiator, after cooler etc? or could you still drive it?
Something clever here.
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Radiator was good, but lost the ac condenser and maybe intercooler. but drove it 900 miles home anyway. And yeah, I'm looking at cowcatcher bumpers......
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the Ranchhands and such are nice , but they add allota weight up there where the pickup is already plenty heavy....
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Radiator was good, but lost the ac condenser and maybe intercooler. but drove it 900 miles home anyway. And yeah, I'm looking at cowcatcher bumpers...... AC condenser was what I lost on my last hit. Drivable, just looked like hell for a while. I had sort of a medium duty ranch hand with a bull bar to try to strong arm the deer out of the soft spot (radiator). Mine wasn't full blown winch plate heavy so the overall added weight wasn't terrible.
Something clever here.
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Last deer I hit was in my 4Runner doing 70 MPH... there it was with no time to avoid the darn thing... I have a brush guard on mine, with a small welded rack underneath the brush guard, where I have a 31x 10.50 tire mounted on top of.... Like several times before I centered the deer impact right there....deer parts went flying all over the place... only attention the truck needed was to wash off the blood and fur from parts of it.. and off the spare tire mounted up there... I learned that from owning a VW Camper with the spare time mounted on the front of it... a tire can take one hell of an impact and shake it off... pretty much the reason I have one up there even if it does look sorta hillbilly....but since I am from the border country of SE WVa and SW VA.. looking hillbilly doesn't bother me whatsoever.. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/P10108131.JPG) The hood makes a good varmint shooting bench for sage rats, as shown also.....
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