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  • Too Many Deer: Another One Bites the Dust

    I passed another dead deer on New Hackensack Rd while hauling groceries home:

    Deer Collision - roadkill - New Hackensack Rd - 2021-09-08
    Deer Collision – roadkill – New Hackensack Rd – 2021-09-08

    The next day I walked past the other side of the collision at the corner gas station’s dead car collection:

    Deer Collision - front end damage
    Deer Collision – front end damage

    A closer look at that nice rounded dent links the two contestants:

    Deer Collision - front end damage - deer hair detail
    Deer Collision – front end damage – deer hair detail

    The impact didn’t blow the airbags, so maybe the car isn’t a total loss, despite extensive front end damage and some scrap metal inside the engine compartment.

    As far as I can tell, Vassar College has been holding a deer cull every January, but taking out a few dozen deer definitely hasn’t eliminated the road hazard. If the folks objecting to the cull set up a fund to help drivers damaged by the objects of their affection, it’d demonstrate their understanding of the problem.