Like a deer caught in the headlights! This is my granddaughter Addison (Ava’s little sister) and she got caught sneaking one of the donuts we made two weeks ago. She looks like she’s saying “who me?” All she has to do is look at “Papa” with those big beautiful blue eyes, and everything is ok.
This is definitely the time of year motorist have to be on the lookout for deer darting across the roads. The rut is in full swing, and the bucks are chasing the does all over the place. There was an article in the Monroe paper stating that Monroe county had almost 350 reported accidents involving deer! Monroe does not have a real high population of whitetails, but those figures blew me away. I personally have never hit a deer, but two of my kids have, and its not fun. My oldest daughter Tara was teaching in Muskegon one year, and on her way home for Thanksgiving she hit a deer just outside of town. I had to drive all the way over there and bring her home. The car had about $3000.00 dollars in damage, but thankfully she was alright. She says she hit a big buck that ran right into the side of her escort. Several guys stopped to argue over who was going to take the deer, and my daughter felt helpless in preventing them from doing so.
So stay alert! If you see deer along the roadway-slow down! You never know when a buck will decide to chase a doe right across 4-lanes of traffic.
Yep. You couldn’t be more right Mike. My brother hit a six point last week and it was $3500 worth of damage. Everyone needs to slow down and take your time this time of year. They are running everywhere.
Cute little granddaughter by the way!
Addison is adorable. My Dad is a “Papa” too, and his grandkids could always get around him when they were young. Guess there’s just something about grandkids.
You’re so right about watching out for deer this time of year. I did a Safety Friday post about it last Friday. Too many people don’t drive carefully enough this time of year.