I recently hit a deer on a local road. It was hit by an oncoming pickup truck and driven airborne, landing just below my front end. As it was a dark, unlit two lane winding road, I didn't see it until it hit me. I drove over it at about 40 mph, and could hear it wail as it was under me.

My house was only a half mile away and I was surprised that there wasn't as much damage to the front end, but the deer destroyed the reservoir for the antifreeze, which drained out.

Last night another deer was hit in the same place. The deer are in rut, and this has been the worst year that I remember for accidents involving deer. Hunting season can't start soon enough, I guess.