Why don't deer run away when they see a something coming at them at 30 mph?

[JEDI]

or are deer so de-sentisized about cars that they think it's no threat? ie: chase them and eat them

 

[Analog]

Originally posted by: XFILE
or are deer so de-sentisized about cars that they think it's no threat? ie: chase them and eat them

they get confused.

 

[Blade Runner]

Small brains, and lack of predators. I you hunt deer, the first couple of days they are like shooting fish in a barrel. after that they are scarce. I guess if they lived in a city they would have more fear of cars.

 

[DaFinn]

I read a study a while back about this. They discovered that deers and elks cannot "see/sense" movement above certain speeds. I think the speed mentioned was 90 Km/h so roughly 50 Mph. A car going at 50Mph would appear to be still for them! 30 Mph... I dunno?





-DaFinn

 

[SuperSix]

Originally posted by: XFILE
or are deer so de-sentisized about cars that they think it's no threat? ie: chase them and eat them

Like said - confused. They haven't developed afear of cars, they simply don't know what they are and pause to try to figure it out.

Ask ViperGTS..

 

[radioouman]

Ha, nice topic, since I just about took out a deer this morning.

Three deer just before dawn in a field on the side of a two lane road. I saw the first one start to take off across the road, and I stopped fortunately. THe next one followed. The third one stared at my car (as if to check both ways before crossing the street) and then took off.

 

[nitsuj3580]

I've always heard the head lights on a car make them freeze and they just don't move

 

[SeaSerpent]

One word....stupid

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: nitsuj3580
I've always heard the head lights on a car make them freeze and they just don't move

That's my theory. At least the dumbass doe that caused 3 grand worth of damage to my old truck appeared to be mesmerized by the headlights.

 

[sandorski]

As said above, headlights are the main reason they don't move. At night the lights blind them, during the day they usually move, but they often panic making their moves unpredictable. If you see a deer at night, don't slow down, don't honk your horm, and don't speed up. Keep driving and go around them, most of the time they'll stay right where they are.