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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665   
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Do they work?
Last autumn I had an unfortunate collision with a deer whilst travelling on the A9 near Dunkeld (near the Land Rover Experience place!). Fortunately the road was quiet, and I managed a glancing blow rather than full-on. Still some damage (I stopped the car and searched the road and verge with my torch, but never found the deer), but I have seen cars really mangled (and people hurt) after an altercation with a large stag. Last weekend I saw 3 large stags at the roadside, and one in the road. Fortunately I was able to miss them. So...deer whistles: http://www.deerwhistle.co.uk/ http://www.deer-departed.com/deer-car-whistles.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_horn http://www.theaa.com/public_affairs/news/deer-collisions.html The jury appears to have failed to reach verdict. Anyone got any ideas? How to not hit a deer? Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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27th Oct 2011 4:53pm |
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| stanley Member Since: 18 Sep 2009 Location: Dorset /hampshire Posts: 1033
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I've got them on my defender, had them for years and living in the New Forest there are plenty of deer about. Im my experience the deer tend to look upi when then hear the, so do the ponies and cattle that roam the forest too. It's that movement that I tend to notice and more often than not the headlights pick up their eyes if its dark making me more aware.
I also tend to be more alert when the rut is on as they tend to raom more and now with programmes like autumnwatch etc encouraging more people out and about the deer have tended to move from their usual rutting stands and areas crossing roads in many cases. So do they work I think they do |
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27th Oct 2011 5:30pm |
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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654 
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Interesting. The missus had a very near miss with a deer on the A66, so I'd be interested in anything that could stop it happening again.
The Wikipedia article seems to suggest that deer whistles don't work? Mind you, it is Wikipedia and the way the article's written isn't very scientific  |
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27th Oct 2011 5:34pm |
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| stanley Member Since: 18 Sep 2009 Location: Dorset /hampshire Posts: 1033
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I have the same thing with pheasants, on a non shhot day hundreds of 'em shoot day different story! |
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27th Oct 2011 6:21pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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One of my friends brothers should have these...
2 week old BMW M3 had a deer inserted into the bonnet. 1 week later, the year old 911 had one inserted into the bonnet...bad luck ! |
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28th Oct 2011 7:46am |
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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412 
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Oh deer  John
http://www.hampshire4x4response.co.uk 2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS |
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28th Oct 2011 8:49am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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28th Oct 2011 9:16am |
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| RED-DOT Member Since: 29 Jun 2009 Location: stirling Posts: 2363 
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Scarey biscuits... 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..
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28th Oct 2011 9:29am |
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