I hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July.

I almost had another encounter with a deer on Highway 81 near Abingdon, VA. I was coming home from work and a deer jumped out in front of me on the interstate. It was late at night and I was doing the speed limit of 65 miles an hour. Have you ever threw the brakes on and tried to come to a complete stop at that rate of speed? Naturally I started sliding and careening out of control; fortunately for me there was no immediate traffic near enough to me or I would have most certainly not been able to avoid them. I managed to get the car back under control and resume my speed. The frightened deer disappeared and was nowhere in sight. I guess he figured out that crossing the interstate might not be such a good idea at the time. He was close to the exit ramp so maybe he decided to stop at Long John Silver’s instead.

I have had too many run ins with deer and I was very fortunate this time. The last time I encountered a deer, it made contact with my car and caused a lot of damage.

They really can come at you before you know they are there, and I really try to watch out for them, but sometimes they hit you before you can even see them.

Usually you see them on back roads and not very busy roads, but my encounter with a deer on a very busy interstate highway proves that they really are everywhere. Watch out for the deer!!!