Fast as a Deer

Ron Hardin wrote

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So I was riding along and noticed a deer ahead of me running away. He
was forced to run road-wise by a long pasture fence

Had a similar experience with 2 kangaroos bounding alongside a touring bunch
of cyclists on a country tour.

The 'roos seemed to enjoy pacing along side of us, till they came to a cross
fence when they did what they do best and just bounded over it

Eventually; they came to a very high fenced with a high hedge, which have us
the win by a wheel over a paw

But on uninterrupted terrain, I'll bet they could have dropped us.

best, Andrew

"But riding is my special gift, my chiefest, sole delight;
Just ask a wild duck can it swim, a wildcat can it fight...
I'll ride this here two-wheeled concern, right straight away, at sight."
A B 'Banjo' Patterson - "Mulga Bill" 25 July 1896.

Ron Hardin said:

another such deer at another pasture, and the same thing happened, I was
gaining on him. This time I slowed and consulted the GPS: he was doing
18.1 mph.

Saw two baby deer in the road today. They ran off into the woods as
soon as I saw them.

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Unlike squirrels (``fast as a squirrel''😉 deer apparently do not

Clocked a squirrel at ~18 mph today, too. I was doing 20 and slowly
gaining on him.

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attempt to escape by turning back at you, though I left open enough
room to allow for the possibility. These just kept straight until
an opportunity to turn away came up.

Deer don't follow a pattern, or think, or have an instinct for which
direction to run, AFAIK; their ONLY instinct/thought/action is to
RUN regardless of where, which is why they run blindly into the
road.
--
Rick Onanian

Ron Hardin said:

These just kept straight until an opportunity to
turn away came up.

unlike rabbits which for some reason wait until you're almost parallel to
them and dart into the road, they should really have a talk with the deer.
😄