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Old 02-19-2008, 03:08 PM
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Deer hate the rx8

so i hit a deer in late december, minimal front bumper damage, no biggie. well this weekend i was driving one of my favorite backroads when the rabid spawn of hell came out of nowhere and nailed me in the drivers side.$3000 worth of damage!
sonofa... i swear i heard him yell die rx8! before he plowed into the side.

watch out for the deer peeps.
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Think of it this way

Deer 0
RX-8 1

Deer paid your 3000 with its sad short life. Since Im pretty sure it did not die right away, so it was a painful death

Feel better now ? Go fix ur 8 already !
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I was afraid to open this thread...
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dang. glad to hear you are alright. sorry to hear about the damage to the 8.

animals are suicidal sometimes. gotta be careful.
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I hate deer. Stupid animals............
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no pics...awwww
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Originally Posted by VolcomStoneX
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Haha, first thing I thought, as well.

Good to hear you're OK at least, sucks about the damage. Go deer hunting, and get it off your chest
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You should have eaten the dear.

Taste great because of the 8!
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I know Kimmi had a run in with one of the evil things a few weeks back and it got me thinking of a few (*cough* questionably legal *cough*) "optional extras" I might like to put into my RX-8. Unfortunately, I determined that I'd be turning my car into a rolling felony.
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like what? those deer whistlers? they arent illegal...

deer are a huge dilemma. the problem is that we have eliminated and/or destroyed the habitat for their natural predators. wolves.

if we could reintroduce a thriving population of wolves in the east coast states, like maryland. our problems would get reduced. of course, the general population is too stupid to understand concepts like predation and OMG WE MUST SAVE THE CHILDREN. so wolves are out.

we do we get? the local PD goes out and shoots a few hundred deer every year. congrats. no dent made there. what we should do is have open season on all deer (pregnant deer included and mothers with children) all year round and make deer hunting licenses FREE. and you can hunt them with whatever the hell you can kill them with.

or, the state should give you $20 for every deer you donate to a soup kitchen.
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Originally Posted by zoned
so i hit a deer in late december, minimal front bumper damage, no biggie. well this weekend i was driving one of my favorite backroads when the rabid spawn of hell came out of nowhere and nailed me in the drivers side.$3000 worth of damage!
sonofa... i swear i heard him yell die rx8! before he plowed into the side.

watch out for the deer peeps.

color?
Old 12-21-2008, 05:28 PM
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Probably red I would think
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hope the deer had insurance..
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Dear Deer,

Humans have been at war with us for as long as we can remember. First it was spears, then arrows, then guns. Now, even cars.

As you know, it is almost one year to the day since my brother was left crippled by the RX8 that goes down the car river every day. I will avenge my brother in the only way possible. I will martyr myself by throwing myself into the RX8, using my body to destroy it forever. I know that some disapprove of these tactics, but disproportionate warfare is the only option we have. Aim for the headlights.

Peace be with you,

Bimbi


PS, why do people keep digging up these ancient threads?
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Originally Posted by kersh4w
like what? those deer whistlers? they arent illegal...
I had been thinking of something a trifle more permanent....

I suppose I should get a hunting permit and break out some of my kit from storage.
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Oh Deer!
We have Elk up North here in AZ. I would hate to hit one of those. They stand by the side of the road and wait for the right car and do a suicide death dive on it. So far I've been lucky the few times I've seen them.
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Originally Posted by Easy_E1
Oh Deer!
We have Elk up North here in AZ. I would hate to hit one of those. They stand by the side of the road and wait for the right car and do a suicide death dive on it. So far I've been lucky the few times I've seen them.
ahahahahhaha.. suicide dive...
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I see deer all over the place up in the hills when i go cruising and I'm always worried one is going to dodge right in front of me. I'm thinking of getting some of those deer whistles and placing them somewhere inconspicuous under the front bumper.

The only thing you can really do about them is slow down. It's illegal to have a buddy shoot them out of the sunroof and I don't think you'd have enough time to aim and drop a deer before it found your bumper.

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Originally Posted by Socket7
I see deer all over the place up in the hills when i go cruising and I'm always worried one is going to dodge right in front of me. I'm thinking of getting some of those deer whistles and placing them somewhere inconspicuous under the front bumper.

The only thing you can really do about them is slow down. It's illegal to have a buddy shoot them out of the sunroof and I don't think you'd have enough time to aim and drop a deer before it found your bumper.
So I suppose a laser sight and 12 gauge loaded with slugs, parallel with the car's centre line wouldn't be practical?

That's what I meant by a "rolling felony".
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wonder if the guy ever got his car fixed...
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It's illegal to have a buddy shoot them out of the sunroof
It is? Oops...
Old 12-22-2008, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by longpath
So I suppose a laser sight and 12 gauge loaded with slugs, parallel with the car's centre line wouldn't be practical?
Completely impractical for deer. You'd want a wide spread buckshot load.

Slugs would be good for left lane slow pokes though.
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Originally Posted by zoom44
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His car is prolly a SS.
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Deers are pesky rats with bushy tails.

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