Are NoVA deer as vicious as a South African Antelope?

[StopMeansStop]

Are they as delicious?

[MCL1981]

Oh my. I’ve had to lock ’em up for deer before in Rock Creek Park (on my bike and in my truck). I guess I shouldn’t complain.

[jcpetrson]

I almost had the exact same thing happen to me on the WO&D near Smiths Switch. They were running scared at dark on the gravel road at about 25 MPH. When the trails crossed, they came flying across and I missed them by 5′.

[Greenbelt]

Five deer on the trail last night, in different places. So far, no aggressors.

[CCrew]

@jcpetrson 9025 wrote:

I almost had the exact same thing happen to me on the WO&D near Smiths Switch. They were running scared at dark on the gravel road at about 25 MPH. When the trails crossed, they came flying across and I missed them by 5′.

I’ve got the surgery scars and the trashed Gary Fisher frame to prove that that hurts. I’ve broadsided two in 4 years of commuting on the W&OD.

[RESTONTODC]

When it gets dark, I always have the feeling that the deers are hunting for cyclists, especially further West on W&OD.

[justasaintz]

Yeah, i saw that video and couldn’t stop watching it. Luckily most the deer i passed were from a distance. Hopefully they are not as aggressive. Also, i think the deer in this local are more used to human traffic.

[Kenny Sirius Biker Dawg]

I encountered a large deer riding home from my daily commute from Merrifield to Shirlington on the WO&D just after the Carlin Springs underpass in Arlington! It was dark, about 7:45pm on Tue, 10/12/11, startled me big time! I saw this video from YouTube about the buck nailing the Mt. biker, it was plastered all over my Wall from my friends on facebook! but I replied, I am more worried about distracted automobile drivers with bigger “horns”!!!

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