I've ran over, hit, and had deer run into me 9 times in the last 33 years since living rural.

Best "story" is one most won't believe.

Hit a deer with my 85 GMC. It bounce off the left front fender, and was laying on the pavement, flipping it's head up.

I got out my shotgun to finish it off and there was a house just up the road, didn't want to make any noise, so I hit it over the head, breaking one horn, knocking it out, and hitting the pavement with the barrels of my shotgun.

"Thought" I had finished it off....So, I opened the canopy, and tailgate, and tossed it in.

For some reason, I left the canopy open, then started home with the "dead deer"

Got down the road a little, and looked in the mirror, and the deer was STANDING up! Pretty soon it was BOUNCING and JUMPING around!

I started slowing down, and the deer jumped out of the canopy, OVER the tailgate and took off RUNNING!

All I got was a smashed up truck, bent up shotgun, and beat up canopy where the deer had bounced against the top, and tore out one window screen.

So much for trying to salvage a little fresh meat!


Virgil B.