Shortly after leaving Magrath last night to go to the ranch on the other side of Cardston, we met up with a young (small) white-tail deer.
He sure made a mess of our van, but luckily we were all ok (all 8 of us, plus our dog)
I'm guessing this was the main point of impact as he jumped out from the ditch on the far side of the road, and bolted across the highway to meet us. I looked up just in time to see us make contact, and see lots of car parts (headlight glass etc) fly up as it broke (i was in the passenger seat).
Somehow he managed to get his fur stuck in our hub cap too.
A tuft of fur :(
I think the main impact was here on the front by the light, but it affected the whole driver's side of the van. When Bruce tried to get out (to move the deer off the highway), he found that his door wouldn't open, the whole front corner has been pushed back into the main body of the van, big dents in driver's door, and several smaller dents down the rear sliding door.
The deer died with the impact, and landed in the middle of the lane for the oncoming traffic. Luckily traffic was light (about 6pm) and Bruce and Ross were able to pull the deer off the road before anybody else hit it.
Counting our blessings again today!
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