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The Chief
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Down the hill & across the Valley from Shetville
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 14, 2015 - 02:27pm PT
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Nailed a five point buck that came outta nowhere this morning on 395 just before the June Lake turnoff headed north to Parker Lake to hunt some Browns at precisely 0755 this morning.
Two CHP's at the Shell station saw the whole incident and came up to check on me. Stated I am the seventh deer casualty between Mammoth and June since Saturday morning. The Tow Truck driver from Mr.K's in Mammoth that hauled my ass back down to Bishop said this is the 12th deer impacted vehicle he has towed since last weekend.
Watch the fk out... they are out and fast. Never saw this dude before it was too late... BAM!
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dirtbag
climber
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Sep 14, 2015 - 02:31pm PT
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Yikes--glad you're ok.
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The Chief
climber
Down the hill & across the Valley from Shetville
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 14, 2015 - 02:45pm PT
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Fk that swerve shet. My Wife had the same deal happen to her last year coming down the grade from Mammoth and did the NASCAR deal and closed her eyes with two of them bad boys crossing directly in front of her. She ended up going in between both of em. Never touched em.
The one this morning, I hit the fker just I was finishing the O-O-O...H. Never got to the Shet!!! part of the sentence. That is how fast he came out of no where. Didn't have time to even react or swerve. Nailed em going around 75ish. Bag deployed the whole nine yards. Felt and sounded like I got hit with a 40mm A/A round.
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Sep 14, 2015 - 02:56pm PT
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Yeah glad your ok. They are all over the place in the wee hours. I need to slow it down for sure.
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Scylax
Trad climber
Idaho
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Sep 14, 2015 - 02:58pm PT
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Going 75? Ouch. What kinda deer? Muley?
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Gorgeous George
Trad climber
Los Angeles, California
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Sep 14, 2015 - 03:00pm PT
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Family and I drove from Ouray to Durango a few weeks ago at dusk. Within a half hour period we saw 28 deer on the side of the road, including one buck that stopped, looked at me as I slammed on the brakes, then dashed right in front of me. Missed him by inches.
We couldn't stop talking about how many deer were out.
My Dad hit one near Santa Maria when we were kids. Totaled the car.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Sep 14, 2015 - 03:00pm PT
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Thanks for the heads up.
Too bad you can't keep the trophy and use the meat.
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The Chief
climber
Down the hill & across the Valley from Shetville
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 14, 2015 - 03:00pm PT
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Roger that on the Muley... that's all we got here in Eastside. Had a nice rack on him. He'll be feeding the coyotes and Ravens for the next week. I hit him so hard he went flying over the guard rail and down the hill. Cal-Trans dudes came by to verify all was clear per the CHP's request while I was waiting for the wrecker...fker!
EDIT: His Startboard Antler went through the radiator dumping all my green juice. Thus the call out for the wrecker.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Sep 14, 2015 - 03:04pm PT
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Thanks for the warning!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Sep 14, 2015 - 03:05pm PT
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You can't keep the meat? It's ok to dress your road kill on the side of the road here in NH. Ought to be legal everywhere.
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Scylax
Trad climber
Idaho
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Sep 14, 2015 - 03:06pm PT
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5x5 Muley at 75? That Toyota of yours must be a tough truck! Glad you are ok.
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The Chief
climber
Down the hill & across the Valley from Shetville
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 14, 2015 - 03:08pm PT
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Who the fk is going to walk down a 20-30 degree hill some 50', drag the sob turd bite deer that just fked up my truck and my fly fishing day, up the hill, throw it in the back of truck and then have blood all over the cab as it's towed 37 miles to a body shop. Specially with it's head half torn off....
EDIT: Chipper told me that had I been going 55-60, it probably would have been far worse. More area to be impacted. He had me at 75. He also made note that the faster one is going the better when hitting a deer or any other animal. They bounce off better. Take that for what's it worth.
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WBraun
climber
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Sep 14, 2015 - 03:18pm PT
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Did the radiator survive?
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The Chief
climber
Down the hill & across the Valley from Shetville
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 14, 2015 - 03:22pm PT
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Not with the 40mm hole that the jackoff Buck's antler put in it. The truck bled out green juice faster than the almost decapitated Deer bled out it's red juice. Tore off and took the entire AC compressor that was connected to the middle rt hand portion of the radiator with it when it flew off the truck and over the side.
Thus the call out to have the wrecker extract my ass back down to Bishop.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
Boise, ID or the fricken Bakken, variously
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Sep 14, 2015 - 03:35pm PT
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Figured you'd fix it with your teeth, or some such.
Glad you're not dead, sort of.
"Deers"....indeed.
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Sep 14, 2015 - 04:17pm PT
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So you chose to be towed directly to La Casita??? ;-) ;-)
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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Sep 14, 2015 - 04:19pm PT
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Fauna are outta control. Saw more rattlers in Sept than in all last year, bugs are nuts and spiders blowing up. Warm weather sucks.
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jeff constine
Trad climber
Ao Namao
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Sep 14, 2015 - 04:21pm PT
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Glad I did all the climbing i ever want to do up that way! Glad yur ok Chiefy...
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d-know
Trad climber
electric lady land
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Sep 14, 2015 - 04:24pm PT
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Just drove over Chinook pass
in the fog with wapiti
on the left and right.
Luckily wapiti not as
suicidal as deer.
As noted, do not swerve.
Glad you ok
a chief.
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