Glad you are OK.
That was an accident waiting to happen.
If the trailer straddled the carcass did you ride over it from head to tail? That's impressive.

 

Glad you are OK.
That was an accident waiting to happen.
If the trailer straddled the carcass did you ride over it from head to tail? That's impressive.

It was a small deer and I think it was tail to head.

 

Yeah good that you are OK as that could have been much worse. Deer are my biggest safety concern up here in northern MN and as we are approaching the rutting season soon they become even more unpredictable but I just refrain from riding after sunset because of the increased deer activity and decrease in vision.
I doubt (know) that my Champion trailer wouldn't have sufficient clearance to straddle a grown deer w\o making contact but it's smooth enough that if the tires missed the carcass I'm pretty confident from my years of dragging deer out of the woods that the belly of the trailer would slide over it easily since there are no axles or hardware underneath.

 

Jeeze! It's bad enough hitting a live one, but a dead one? Damn deer. Glad you're alright.

 

"Grip it & Rip it" strategy!
Proof that sometimes that IS the best strategy.
Glad you are OK!
That exact scenario is one reason I try hard to be off the road before dark, oncoming lights completely blind me, a deer this time, a ladder, mattress ,tire, hog, etc. etc. next time.
Good job keeping the bike upright, a success story.

 

"Grip it & Rip it" strategy!
Proof that sometimes that IS the best strategy.
Glad you are OK!
That exact scenario is one reason I try hard to be off the road before dark, oncoming lights completely blind me, a deer this time, a ladder, mattress ,tire, hog, etc. etc. next time.
Good job keeping the bike upright, a success story.

Yeah, this is what I always heard and did on dirt bikes. This was the first "opportunity" to use it on the street. I'm done. Don't need to test that theory ever again!

 

I hate deer.

 

As a road hazard yes, but I enjoy hunting and eating them very much.

 

Glad you're ok, Steve. I imagine that was a butt puckering event.

Enjoy meeting and visiting with you during RG.

Ken

 

Glad you're ok, and not too much damage.

 

Wow Steve, glad to hear that you're okay!!

 

Glad you're ok, and not too much damage.

Wow Steve, glad to hear that you're okay!!

Right, the bike damage can be fixed. Just glad there was no damage to me.

 

In MN the wild animals supposedly jointly belong to the "people" but the state decides how, when and the amount of them we can individually possess (or "harvest"). Approx 170,000 deer were harvested in MN 2024 season.
Deer populations up north vary mostly due to winter length\cold\snow depth and predators (wolf). The past couple of winters have been very mild so populations have rebounded from the severe winter of 2022. Insurance company estimates about 35,000 MN deer\vehicle collisions a year, most of which are unreported.

 

Amazing- things that go bump in the night ! Glad your ok

 

There are way to many deer !

 

I have a few..................to many!

 

Glad you're ok. Sometimes its definitely better to not swerve!

 

Glad you're okay. Last year I got a road gator at 230 AM on a rainy road while passing a semi. Got some damage to bike and trailer. And like @Swampdonkey I've got them in my yard also...

 

Are you feeding them? Just asking.

 

They hide out on my place because we don't hunt them here and they know it. My chihuahua (rest his soul) used to play with the fawns in the front yard.

 

Maybe this next deer season you should consider changing that.

 

I'm tempted but the wife say the only way I'm shooting her "babies" is with a camera!

 

Might I suggest sending her on a girl’s weekend and invite half a dozen friends over…all with deer tags.

 

Your make'nnnn, me very hungry!!

Ronnie
10/4/25