Deer are in abundance here in the Ottawa Valley just west of Ottawa, Ontario .
It was due to a deer hitting the 1987 Venture Royale that I acquired the bike.
I'll update my profile yet with a photo of the bike in its present condition.
The previous owner doesn't drink so it was definitely not his fault.
Travelling at 80 km/hr, 50 miles per hour , the deer darted from the roadside ditch and nailed the bike.
Down he went, sliding along the pavement.
The front body work was demolished as well as some other trim work but the bike still runs like a top.
It has sat for the last two months so I'm trickle charging the battery so I can winterize it as per the procedure that brought me to the site.
Deer are a real problem especially during dusk when they blend so well in to the shadows.
I've never hit a deer with a bike, hoping never to, but have done so 3 times with vehicles, all three times with the deer jumping from seemingly nowhere.
I can only hope that one and all will remain safe from the perils of deer collisions.
