News So...i hit a huge deer earlier...

Sunshine112 · Nov 8, 2013

The only bright side to my pretty car being wrecked is that I had 2 car seats (and no kids) in my car so woo hoo...I get to pick new seats!!

Mommyto3Gs · Nov 9, 2013

Glad you are ok & not kids in the car!

Yay on new seats too. That's always fun.

glockchick · Nov 9, 2013

Lol! Have fun.

Persimmon · Nov 9, 2013

Yeow! Glad you are OK. Do you know what you are getting?

cookie123 · Nov 9, 2013

Glad you're okay. Do you need a new car too? Have fun getting seats. Watch out for deers.

Nedra · Nov 9, 2013

Sunshine112 said:
The only bright side to my pretty car being wrecked is that I had 2 car seats (and no kids) in my car so woo hoo...I get to pick new seats!!

This was us 4 months ago. Except the kid was in the car. But the accident wasn't bad -- no injuries. In fact, the officer that saw us at the side of the road and pulled over looked at me like I was crazy and said, "uh, no, it looks fine" when I asked whether we needed to replace the seat. (Luckily our insurance felt differently and told us to replace it immediately and send them the receipt for reimbursement.)

Anyway, I feel ya. So good that your kids weren't in the car. Even though there were no injuries in our accident, hanging out at the side of a hot rural road with horseflies is one of the worst times to be holding a fussy baby. Plus our cell phones were eating up battery like crazy because we were in the middle of nowhere and so we were panicking about whether the tow truck would be able to find us.

Sunshine112 · Nov 9, 2013

I think my car will be fixable, but it definitely was not driveable. Thankfully i was not injured other than a little whiplash and a stiff neck this morning. He was tall enough that my airbags didn't deploy but I definitely killed him and he did a number on my car.

So....who wants to help me pick out seats?! The insurance company acted iffy when I called in my claim and said my two carseats needed replaced, but told me the adjuster would have to take care of that. Ummmm, no, I WILL be getting new car seats thank you.

DD is just about 4, not sure on height but average, and 35lbs max. I have plenty of seats but hers that happened to be in the car was her cow MA70-G3

. I don't care if it's a convertible or a FF only seat as she will probably never am one out lol. She still fits RFing in her MA70 with about .5" to grow.

My nanny girl will be 2 in January. Not sure on stats, but very average size and weight. The seat I had for her in my car was a R120 RF (DD loves cow so much that they traded seats lol).

Ready.......GO!

D&L's-mommy · Nov 10, 2013

slightly off topic, do you know that if you hit a deer you should call your local game commission (if you live in a high deer area it's not a bad idea to keep it in your phone, or you can google it, or get it from the 911 operator (when you call for assistance). If the animal has run off and they feel it could be badly injured (based on the scene of the crash) they will look for it. If it is still alive but badly injured the game commission can dispatch (put it down) it. Once the deer is dead they can butcher it and donate the meat to food banks or homeless shelters in the area, or you can request a special tag that the game commissioner can write that allows you to keep the deer for your own food supply.

Sunshine112 · Nov 10, 2013

D&L's-mommy said:
slightly off topic, do you know that if you hit a deer you should call your local game commission (if you live in a high deer area it's not a bad idea to keep it in your phone, or you can google it, or get it from the 911 operator (when you call for assistance). If the animal has run off and they feel it could be badly injured (based on the scene of the crash) they will look for it. If it is still alive but badly injured the game commission can dispatch (put it down) it. Once the deer is dead they can butcher it and donate the meat to food banks or homeless shelters in the area, or you can request a special tag that the game commissioner can write that allows you to keep the deer for your own food supply.

Yes, thanks. We got a salvage tag for it and kept it. We are big hunters and it was a really, really nice, HUGE buck. Our freezer is already stocked with game so my dad and I field dressed it and then took it to our friends who own a locker plant to butcher and donate to our county.

Stelvis · Nov 10, 2013

D&L's-mommy said:
slightly off topic, do you know that if you hit a deer you should call your local game commission (if you live in a high deer area it's not a bad idea to keep it in your phone, or you can google it, or get it from the 911 operator (when you call for assistance). If the animal has run off and they feel it could be badly injured (based on the scene of the crash) they will look for it. If it is still alive but badly injured the game commission can dispatch (put it down) it. Once the deer is dead they can butcher it and donate the meat to food banks or homeless shelters in the area, or you can request a special tag that the game commissioner can write that allows you to keep the deer for your own food supply.

I know this is the law on PA, but it might vary elsewhere. "You can keep and eat any deer you kill with your car" is such a PA law. Lol.

Keeyamah · Nov 10, 2013

Stelvis said:
I know this is the law on PA, but it might vary elsewhere. "You can keep and eat any deer you kill with your car" is such a PA law. Lol.

I think it's the same in Maine, not sure about here (Idaho).

katymyers · Nov 10, 2013

Keeyamah said:
I think it's the same in Maine, not sure about here (Idaho).

You're allowed to keep it and eat it in Idaho. They will make you pay for a special tag or choose to surrender the carcass.

cupcakepirate11 · Nov 10, 2013

Sunshine112 said:
Yes, thanks. We got a salvage tag for it and kept it. We are big hunters and it was a really, really nice, HUGE buck. Our freezer is already stocked with game so my dad and I field dressed it and then took it to our friends who own a locker plant to butcher and donate to our county.

That is awesome!!!

Keeyamah · Nov 10, 2013

katymyers said:
You're allowed to keep it and eat it in Idaho. They will make you pay for a special tag or choose to surrender the carcass.

Despite my love of deer and elk meat, I have never been hunting. We tend to get ours from DH's uncle when he empties out his freezer for the new season

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D&L's-mommy · Nov 10, 2013

Sunshine112 said:
Yes, thanks. We got a salvage tag for it and kept it. We are big hunters and it was a really, really nice, HUGE buck. Our freezer is already stocked with game so my dad and I field dressed it and then took it to our friends who own a locker plant to butcher and donate to our county.

My husband and kids hunt, that's why I know this. I'm not one to sit quietly anywhere, especially in the cold, so hunting is not for me, lol. Since there's no real way to avoid hitting deer, it's nice to know the meat can be put to good use

Stelvis said:
I know this is the law on PA, but it might vary elsewhere. "You can keep and eat any deer you kill with your car" is such a PA law. Lol.

I'm in PA too.

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