A deer bolted in front of traffic on Rt 1 in College Park, MD today...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

This was at about 10:45 this morning. The critter ran from a residential area and ran right into traffic, without being hit, bounding over one car before it high-tailed it into the woods in back of businesses on the other side.

I wonder if she knows how freaking lucky she is?

[MrCoffee]

1. I saw the same thing on Washtenaw Avenue (Ann Arbor) once...

freakiest wildlife adventure i ever had. the deer was ping-ponging on an icy road, dodging traffic like a pro.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

2. I guess it's rutting season...

Squirrels are acting doofy lately, too...

[LostinVA]

11. It is -- I'm being VERY careful running in the woods

The bucks are literally bonkers right now, and they can be very, very dangerous this time of yesr... in between them and hunters on POSTED land, it's a bit stressful exercising!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

12. I guess they could...

Those antlers cn be formidable weapons...

[bigwillq]

3. I struck and killed a deer in Feb.

:( :cry:

Got a new car out of it though.

[MrCoffee]

4. were you hurt?

i had a friend who was in the hospital for months after a deer went through the windshield.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

6. A friend of mine was en route to a gig when one went through his

windshield.

He's a trumpet player, and was on his way to a performance of an opera, in which he had an important offstage role.

He continued on to his gig with the windshield smashed; and I'm told that he was picking bits of glass from his beard right before he had to play.

[bigwillq]

9. No.

I was fine. No airbag release or anything.
Car was pretty banged up though.
I was wearing a seatbelt.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

5. Yikes!

Hope you like the car!

[bigwillq]

10. Oh, I love it!

:bounce:

[sbj405]

7. Saw a bunch the other night, just south of the greenbelt metro

They leveled that area for a new shopping center. There were some deer roaming about - no doubt thinking WTF?

A few years ago, there was a delay on the green line, because a deer was in the tunnel near Ga Ave/Petworth - talk about out of place.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

8. Mr GoG and I used to hike around the woods and swamp near Greenbelt Metro

It was a wonderful place to get away from it all. We rarely saw another person.

I wonder what stores are going in...
We need more check-cashing stores and quickie marts like we need a hole in the head.