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Runningdawg

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7. Even small deer can be a problem

Reply to Duppers (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 22, 2019, 02:39 PM

Feb 2019

I've lived in deer country and been a nurse most of my life. The hooves at the end of those spindly legs are like swords. I've seen the effects of a blow out at 70mph after a tire was punctured. I've see people lose eyes, most of their teeth, even their lives when just one leg comes through windshield. And...I have seen people kill themselves to avoid hitting a deer.

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