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macafee2 · 24th March 2019, 19:50

Doing 70 on the inside lane of the A34 this afternoon a pheasant decided to cross the road. Got to be honest I thought it a fox. Watching dash cam footage 2 seconds from visible to impact, not sure I saw it as soon as it become visible on dash cam.
Had a quick look and have not spotted any damage, cant say the same for the pheasant, unfortunately from what I saw in centre mirror, its dead.

Got about a hundred yards from home and a cat scared a horse, it turned its back on me and kicked. Goodness it came close to kicking the car.

I think the pheasant is the second "animal" I've hit in 36 years.

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stevestrat · 24th March 2019, 21:37

Only thing I know I took out was a sparrow back in my motorcycling days. Saw it fly at me but didn't realise I'd hit it until a few days later when I found it, rather overcooked, wedged between the exhaust down pipes! Train driving was a different matter, several heffers, foxes, numerous pheasants. One thing you couldn't kill with a train was a crow, they always got out of the way apart from when the IC125s first came out. They ran at a higher speed than normal trains and took the crows by surprise but they soon got wise to it.

Andy_with_a_screwdriver · 24th March 2019, 23:57

Cat x 1
Squirrel x 1
Owl x 1
Pheasant x 1
Pheasant must have been a tough old bird because it bounced off the front of the Maestro and flew up into a tree

Sadly can't say the same about the others. I was going home from night work at about 3am, an owl was sat on the crest of a hill on the A38 eating something else that had been killed. I crested the hill just caught a glimpse and clipped it's head on the underside of the car.
The other 2 ran out in front of me, nothing i could safely do.

roverbarmy · 25th March 2019, 07:56

A "six pointer" deer, 20 minutes from the airport in the US. Local police said that if I had been in a car, rather than the people carrier, he would have taken me out rather than the other way around. When we got to my uncle's house he wanted to know why we hadn't strapped it to the roof and brought it home!

Mogodon · 25th March 2019, 16:48

My last casualty was a baby fox :-(.

Was in my security van and saw it run out just in front of me and freeze in my headlights.

To late and dangerous to swerve so tried to pass over it, hoping it would pass safely under the van, unfortunately, van didn't have enough clearance and heard it hit something underneath. It did upset me for a while especially as it was only a baby.

24th March 2019, 19:50	#1
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,928 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	splat Doing 70 on the inside lane of the A34 this afternoon a pheasant decided to cross the road. Got to be honest I thought it a fox. Watching dash cam footage 2 seconds from visible to impact, not sure I saw it as soon as it become visible on dash cam. Had a quick look and have not spotted any damage, cant say the same for the pheasant, unfortunately from what I saw in centre mirror, its dead. Got about a hundred yards from home and a cat scared a horse, it turned its back on me and kicked. Goodness it came close to kicking the car. I think the pheasant is the second "animal" I've hit in 36 years. macafee2

24th March 2019, 21:37	#2
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,480 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Only thing I know I took out was a sparrow back in my motorcycling days. Saw it fly at me but didn't realise I'd hit it until a few days later when I found it, rather overcooked, wedged between the exhaust down pipes! Train driving was a different matter, several heffers, foxes, numerous pheasants. One thing you couldn't kill with a train was a crow, they always got out of the way apart from when the IC125s first came out. They ran at a higher speed than normal trains and took the crows by surprise but they soon got wise to it. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

25th March 2019, 07:56	#4
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	A "six pointer" deer, 20 minutes from the airport in the US. Local police said that if I had been in a car, rather than the people carrier, he would have taken me out rather than the other way around. When we got to my uncle's house he wanted to know why we hadn't strapped it to the roof and brought it home! __________________ Oil in my veins!

25th March 2019, 16:48	#5
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24th March 2019, 23:57	#3
Andy_with_a_screwdriver Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer CDTi Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Plymouth Posts: 695 Thanks: 141 Thanked 153 Times in 117 Posts	Cat x 1 Squirrel x 1 Owl x 1 Pheasant x 1 Pheasant must have been a tough old bird because it bounced off the front of the Maestro and flew up into a tree Sadly can't say the same about the others. I was going home from night work at about 3am, an owl was sat on the crest of a hill on the A38 eating something else that had been killed. I crested the hill just caught a glimpse and clipped it's head on the underside of the car. The other 2 ran out in front of me, nothing i could safely do.