Damn deer

[ccw]

Driving home from work, deer ran into the side of the truck. Have had the truck since Saturday.

Minor dents in the drivers side front and rear doors, hair stuck in the rear fender flare, drivers side mirror casing is cracked, rear mud flap is mostly ripped of.

Dammit.

 

[oops]

No fucking way. So sorry man. The 2022’s are cursed.

 

[Shrike9]

Deer tried to commit suicide eh, glad your ok and the truck has what sounds like minor damage

 

[MTmudrunner]

Damn I've had a few deer hit me and I've hit several, I think I'm winning so far. that sucks your truck isn't a week old.

 

[rhines81]

That happens a lot during the rut. I've had a buck come out of nowhere and leap into my windshield, Sept/Oct gotta be extra alert, but that doesn't always help either.

 

[BroncOh]

Driving home from work, deer ran into the side of the truck. Have had the truck since Saturday.

Minor dents in the drivers side front and rear doors, hair stuck in the rear fender flare, drivers side mirror casing is cracked, rear mud flap is mostly ripped of.

Dammit.

We're both in a similar but different boat together now buddy.

 

[BroncOh]

No fucking way. So sorry man. The 2022’s are cursed.

No shit. Where's quality control

 

[Big_Ed]

Yikes man....glad you're ok.

 

[Briski]

Shit happens!!! Bummer

 

[BlueKilla]

Damn man, at least it was only the truck and definitely could have been worse. Should be good as new in no time!

 

[BroncOh]

Pics of the damage and fur? I would proudly mount that deer on wall in garage. Rename Shadowfax to Bambi Destroyer.

 

[DL64]

Driving home from work, deer ran into the side of the truck. Have had the truck since Saturday.

Minor dents in the drivers side front and rear doors, hair stuck in the rear fender flare, drivers side mirror casing is cracked, rear mud flap is mostly ripped of.

Dammit.

Daaaamn that hurts, glad your unscathed brotha.

 

[ccw]

Thanks, y’all. Other than going through a few minutes of shock, I’m definitely all good. No question this could have been a lot worse.

Damage report has gotten worse now that I’m home and have had a chance to get a better look at it.

First up here’s the mirror. Still fully functional in every regard, other than the spotlight which has disappeared. Connector is hanging loose. As you can see the housing is cracked and has some scratches.

Drivers door was caved in enough to create a crease towards the back of it. Don’t know if that’s repairable or means the sheet metal needs to be replaced.

Additionally, the deer bent the rear wheel well. In the process, the aluminum tore. Probably about 1-2” long, though tough to see because it’s partially hidden by the fender flare. Any idea whether that can be repaired in place? Or will it require the bed side to be replaced?

And lastly, the fur. Worth noting that the line that looks like a horrible scratch is either an artifact of the photo or hair remnants that fell/blew off on the rest of the drive home. Now that I’m home I can’t find any remnants of it.

 

[ccw]

Pics of the damage and fur? I would proudly mount that deer on wall in garage. Rename Shadowfax to Bambi Destroyer.

Lol! I wish, but by the time I was safely pulled over and out of the truck the deer was long gone. No idea if it had any severe injuries, but at a minimum it has one heck of a headache.

 

[ccw]

We're both in a similar but different boat together now buddy.

Indeed. Don’t like the boat, but at least it has good company.

 

[ccw]

Damn I've had a few deer hit me and I've hit several, I think I'm winning so far. that sucks your truck isn't a week old.

Ya I really wish the deer would have just hit my old truck instead. Though I guess saving grace is I might just keep my old truck long enough to drive it instead of a rental car while the new one is being repaired.

 

[Backslider]

Driving home from work, deer ran into the side of the truck. Have had the truck since Saturday.

Minor dents in the drivers side front and rear doors, hair stuck in the rear fender flare, drivers side mirror casing is cracked, rear mud flap is mostly ripped of.

Dammit.

Man.. I saw the title of the thread and that you posted it and hoped it wasn't what it sounded like. =(

 

[ccw]

No fucking way. So sorry man. The 2022’s are cursed.

They sure seem to be. My truck came out without QC issues, but apparently couldn’t have that.

 

[BroncOh]

Indeed. Don’t like the boat, but at least it has good company.

Did the deer survive? Make some jerky.

 

[ccw]

I should also note in good news, that I’m thankful for: the truck is still perfectly drivable. Nothing wrong that would even make a cop raise an eyebrow. So I can keep driving the truck in the meantime until parts are in and it can be repaired.