Date:         Sun, 8 Sep 2013 11:59:36 +0000
Reply-To:     J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Deer whistles--do they work?
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LOL, I've heard that question asked many, many times and I've never heard found anyone who could give a definitive answer. I've seen cars in my area with 10 of the things mounted across the front bumper. I know people who absolutely swear they work because they've never hit a deer with one on the front of their car. But then I drove for 35 years before hitting my first deer. My daughter took just six months after getting her license to hit one. In my area (Loudoun County, Virginia) I see several each day that have been hit and many, many more that have not. I am very much against animal cruelty, but not when it come to these damn things. As a motorcyclist they pose a serious threat to my safety. In many areas the population of deer have spiraled out of control, and mine is one of them. I don't hunt, but I'm seriously considering it. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> On 9/8/2013 12:06 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> > My son hit a deer the first time he borrowed my '84 Westy about 20
> > years
> > ago. No problem getting the insurance company to fix it back then. I
> > wonder if these "deer whistles" actually work?
> > http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4050
> > <http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4050&category_id=&category_pa
> > rent_id> &category_id=&category_parent_id=
> >
> > I did run with them for a long time after my son's incident, but I
> > wonder.
> >
> >
> >
> > Stuart
> Steven Wright(comedian) once said he accidentally mounted his deer
> whistles backwards on his vehicle and the next day he was driving and
> looked in the rear view mirror and he had a heard of deer following
> him
> down the road.........
> As to your question, I used them"after the fact" when I hit a deer
> with
> my old '79 Breadloaf and never had another encounter. I found a pair
> of
> deeer whistles in the bottom of an auction flat a few years ago where
> the PO had mounted the whistles on magnetic mounts. Must've been some
> time ago since there aren't many metal bumpers out there these
> days.....
> DM&FS