I think you guys are a jinx! I narrowly missed...and I mean by the hair on it's chinney chin chin....hitting a black bear thursday at just past noon on a back country road! I've never seen a bear out my way til this! It looked to be only about 40-50 lbs I'd guess and it shot out of the brush to my right and I slammed on the brakes and hooked the VX hard to my left (knowing no one was behind me or coming at me!) and actually thought for a split second I was going to hit it. I'd like to think it wouldn't have done much/no damage but, just the same, glad not to find out!