I am known for not seeing any wildlife, even after it is pointed out to me in the best of conditions. I rarely see deer grazing in the fields or any other wildlife. I do notice cranes and herons wading on shorelines but that's about it. So keeping this in mind it was a total shock to see a huge deer leaping across the road in front of our van. My ear piercing monkey scream filled the air as the deer hit the front passenger side headlight area of the van. We pulled over immediately and I only found five hairs near the headlight and absolutely no other damage. I think we only clipped its hind end and it did keep running towards the woods. I had to check the internet for insight on deer behaviour. The link above has some good deer tips and why it happens.
We've had the cottage since the sixties and other than hitting a bear (not cottage related but near by brother's farm) nothing like this has ever happened before to us. This accident happened near my brother's farm. This is the second animal bumping in the past year or so. My sister-in-law Elaine hit a deer a few years ago with major damage to the windshield, the deer was killed and all in all it was a very traumatic event.
We closed up the cottage and it is the end of the season again. We might be able to sneak one last time in but the weather is very tricky in the fall. As a side note, Lincoln in this picture is falling into the freezing water as he tried to balance on a pointy rock while looking at a loon that has just ducked under water.
