Oh deer!

I hit a deer today on the way back from training. I was doing ~50 when 10+ deer came out from woodland fringed with long grass. It was like slow motion and I remember thinking I’m going to hit one of these. I caught one and it flipped up onto the windscreen then over the top of the car. I sat there wondering what the hell to do. As I got out to check on the deer a Land Rover pulled over. The driver happened to be someone who used to be on the RSPCA call out list, so he knew what to do. He had to kill the deer, Ray Mear’s style, by breaking its neck. He then asked me if I wanted it! I said no and helped him put it in the back of his car.

All in all a pretty shocking experience. I felt really guilty about the deer having to be killed. My car is a bit of a mess too; its drivable but has a broken bumper and dented wing.