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[CrnCnn]

[Mark Miller]

I'm thinking of having a get together,
I will be serving deer.

It happened 3 hours ago, and the deer is already at the butcher.


I did drive it up on the trailer.
I will not be able to tell until morning how bad the damage is.
It is bad... but it is fixable.
I don't think she'll be totaled.

Those other pics have been so cool on the other thread I didn't even think about my pics for the calander.

[PHO2GR4]

Hi Mark,

I am SO sorry about what happened to your VX! Why couldn't it have been hit by a Jeep or a 4-Runner or any other run-of-the-mill SUVs out there?!?

The VX is too rare to be wasted on a deer!

Oh well...at least you tenderized it before eating!

Keep us updated on your baby. And let us know if the deer tastes like cladding paint.

[biju]

Terribly sorry man. That 'after' pic looks nasty. May the VX Gods shine down upon you and get your ride up and running like new - speedily.

-biju.

[k4tmc]

Mark,

By all means submit those two pictures. I especially like the one above. The only thing missing is some ducks or geese on the lake and some flowering azelias, which would make for a great springtime (March - May) calendar photo.

My drive to work puts me in a protected area where deer are multiplying like rabbits. Someone hits one at least on a weekly basis. I have had a few close calls myself.

Good luck in getting the VX back in shape.

Henry

[Ldub]

That's just a gosh darn shame...sorry for your loss, that pic ought to make us all "deer paranoid" for a good long while.
I am so bummed for you after seeing that.
I can still remember how I felt when I tangled with a tree a couple yrs. ago...not good.
Hope you're back on the road soon.

[etlsport]

anyone tried those deer warners you can get from autoparts stores that mount to your bumper and are supposed to make some kind of terrible noise to ward off deer? looks like the two holes in our bumper on either side of the licence plate holder would make a good mounting spot for them (if you dont mind the hideous look of cheap plastic)

[k4tmc]

Etlsport,

Well...here in NC, everyone says those devices don't work. Now...they may work on some deer in other parts of the country or world.

Henry

[ZEUS]

anyone tried those deer warners you can get from autoparts stores that mount to your bumper and are supposed to make some kind of terrible noise to ward off deer? looks like the two holes in our bumper on either side of the licence plate holder would make a good mounting spot for them (if you dont mind the hideous look of cheap plastic)

I put those in the spot you described days after buying my VX - they kind of match the grill and don't look bad. I drove 35 by some antelope near the road and watched them as I approached... A few looked up to see what that noise was but they didn't move otherwise. Any other time I have come up to animals on the road I haven't noticed a reaction at all... other than my own anyway!

[rowhard]

Deer whistles:, maybe (knock on wood) things just don't happen to me, but I have had them on the VX and my truck and had never had a problem with deer. Now watch, tomorrow morning a herd of deer and elk will fall on me from a great height. I mounted them right where etlsport mentioned. They blend right in and their is room for the PIAA 2100 series driving lights in the same hole.