You hate to hit a deer, you hate to hit a cow - but oh my, don't ever hit a moose! A deer and a cow are built low enough that the vehicle takes the brunt of the hit. But a moose stands up on those long spindly legs. When you hit it, the front of your vehicle just knocks the legs out from under it, and the moose comes across the hood, through the windshield, and in the best case, joins you in the front seat. But since a moose weighs a thousand pounds or more, it is common for it to shear off the entire top of the car. Needless to say, it is difficult to survive such an encounter.
I cringe when I see cars screaming around the back roads of Maine right after sunset. Same in most northern states, I imagine. But it does thin the herd (and I'm not referring to the moose herd).
Bill
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