Holy schnikes! I've hit 2 in my lifetime and 1 really freaked me something aweful. Was heading N. on the NYS Thruway and to make a long story short, a big doe was coming up an adjoining ravine full bore. As I was approaching this overpass I caught site of her leaping a guardrail to my right front. I quickly looked in my left side mirror to see if I could safely vear to the left. No dice 18 wheeler barreling down that lane. Only thing I could do was grip wheel tite and duck. Mind you, while doing 55 mph. this is all happening in a flash. WHACK!! On the downward decent from her leap she impacts my ol' 71 Pontiac Executive on the rt.front head lamp point. I look into the rear view mirror and see her airborne and off into the ravine. I stop and run back to check her condition. Split wide open from breastbone to butt. Walk back to check car and the whole hood, right side and windows are splattered something aweful. My beast of a car barely damaged. Hood rippled slightly, lite busted and qtr. panel a little buckled. The blood spray looked like I just drove thru so S. American assassination scene from the 50's. I got to work and some wise guy "buddy" says "Jim I know you like to bow hunt but your car sure looks like you were settin mighty close to her with a gattling gun when the herd come thru this morning". I replied, " you are lucky to be seeing and talking to me". Pure terror![&o][&o]