Bambi's Dad

My friend Anita and her sister Mary drove from North Carolina to southern Indiana for the week of Thanksgiving. The last leg of their trip is on state roads. Anita was driving and had slowed as they were approaching a small town not far from their Dad's place. Mary was not watching the road and was surprised when they quickly stopped.

When she asked what happened, Anita said, get out of the car but don't let the dogs out. They had run into a large multiple point buck standing in the road. He was down - probably broke all his legs, he was alive, and the Toyota Highlander was a mess.

Long story short. "Barney", the local authority, came to the scene. He had to put the buck down. It took 4 shots! The Toyota had to be towed and will be repaired. The airbags did not open as the impact was not that great due to the reduced speed.

When I asked if they got to keep the deer for meat or trophy, Mary said the meat would not be good due to all the lead Barney pumped into him. She didn't want any dead heads on her wall either.

More to the point of my story. Mary will never give up her SUV. Thank goodness they were not in a Prius or one of those Smart Cars. That wouldn't have been very smart.

'til later