Twas a clear sunny day. I was riding a straight section of a 2 lane mountain road at 60 mph behind a lady in a Subaru. There was great forward visability and the woods had been cleared back to the right of way, 75 feet from both sides of the pavement.
I was fixing to pass, but when I realized the freeway was just 3 miles ahead, I chilled.
Right then a huge deer came out of the wood from my left at a full run! Two seconds later the deer impacted the left front Subaru fender. The deer right front shoulder and leg boomeranged at my head! I was able to duck as the shank flew over my head, just when I was starting to brake. The Subaru lady was hysterical and I had been educated.
Deer are FAST! If they are running at you - you are fu*ked!