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Old 12-30-2009, 09:54 PM
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Re: Do the DEER Warning devices really work?

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Originally Posted by jdmccright View Post
when I do see deer on the side of the road they just look at me. But at least they haven't tried to "escape" me by running across the road. They typically will either stand as I go by, saunter back into the woods, or they have already crossed the road well before I got there (did they hear me and "flee" earlier?). At least I haven't made any hood ornaments yet.
Good point. I do NOT have any deer devices on my cars and deer behave in exactly the same way. I like to envision evolution at work here. Deer develop sensible behavior around traffic... or else they get splattered and don't pass on their skittish genes to the next deer generation.
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