Hitting deer comes with driving here
I hit a deer with my car the other day. It was the first deer I’ve hit in years.
I’m a country girl so hitting a deer isn’t something new to me. To tell the truth, most of the time I don’t hit them, they hit me. But, since I leave the scene of the incident in much better shape than the deer, I can take the blame.
Most of my driving is on rural roads and this time of year most of my driving is at sunrise, when I’m going to work, and at sunset, when I’m coming home from work. I know these are the times of day that deer are most active. It’s also no secret
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