Another Deer Siren Post

I know what you're going to say, they don't work, been debunked. Show me a study please. Here's my study...
Number of deer hit prior to deer siren usage - 2, near misses - 4.
Number of deer hit after using deer sirens (20 years) - ZERO, number of near misses - ZERO, number of times deer observed on side ready to cross and then turn and run opposite direction as I approached - 2.
For under $10 why would you not try them? Cause they look stupid? A wrecked front end looks a lot worse. Especially for hunters/fishermen and others who are on the road at dusk/dawn times a lot.
I also don't understand why insurance companies don't give discounts for those who use them. No way to verify their working order for them I suppose.
Anyhow for under $10 you can ID me by the Tacoma with the stupid looking deer sirens, ha.

 

I hit a deer with a red car. Had a near miss with that red car a year later. Bought a silver truck, haven't seen a deer since. Maybe dear hate the color silver

 

Never once hit a deer in Deer Park

 

Near-miss = hit

 

You may be on to something. Color of vehicle when deer hit - 1 burgundy, 1- black. Color of Tacoma with zero strikes silver... uuuurreeekkkaaa!

 

Makes me think of George Carlin every time

 

Close ... near miss = near s_it

 

https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/big-buck-zone/2014/07/video-new-study-sheds-light-what-deer-see

"Cohen found that deer see blue colors best and red colors the worst." Mystery solved!

 

I just keep my blaze orange vest and hat in the truck and it works just as good as wearing them in the field Elk hunting. I don’t see anything!

 

I have been fortunate not to hit any deer by I have killed a lot of birds with my silver Tacoma.

 

Show me a scientific study.

Deer hear at the same frequencies we do. If the sound doesn’t annoy the shit out of us it won’t bother them.

Same goes for the stupid mouse and bird sound machines too.

No deer whistle on my truck

Number of deer hit in 11 years of driving -zero

Number of fucks given about a deer whistle - zero


Reason why I don’t spend $10 to put those things on my car - they look dumb.

People walking by your truck and not pointing and laughing = priceless.

You know what has been scientifically proven to evade deer attacks while looking awesome?

Steel bumpers

 

Or hate the color red... depends how you look at it

 

I had an encounter with a deer in November. Totaled my truck and broke my leg. Now I'm working on building up my new truck for an ARB bumper.

Still won't get any deer sirens...

 

Wow.. care to elaborate on how it broke your leg? Door panel cave in or something?

Hope you are OK.

 

OP, how many humans did you hit before the deer whistle? After? I’m collecting data..

 

did you swerve? never serve. set that fucker for ramming speed. broken legs suck. i empathy for you.

 

The steering wheel came down and broke my femur into three different pieces. I've got some pretty nice x-rays if someone wants to see them. Even the orthopedic surgeons were gathering around looking at them. They seemed to be pretty impressed. I now have a rod in my femur from my hip to my knee and still trying to learn to walk again.

Yep, I swerved. Then overcorrected and hit a 7ft dirt wall head on. That's why I want the ARB bumper on my new to me truck. I'll just go straight through it and deal with the carnage afterwards. Better the deer than me. This whole ordeal really screwed up my hunting season this year.

 

I have them on my F350 from previous owner

never hit a deer, knocking on wooden desk top

 

Fab bumper and a fab femur.

Good luck to you and your recovery.

 

OK OK OK no one on my side. Average repair cost after colliding with a deer - $4k. Deer siren cost >$10. Don't know why but as stated earlier I've seen them work with my eyes twice, once at dawn and once at dusk. I'll take my chances with them even if they work only once in a hundred.