So much for that theory.

What theory? The theory that I should travel across the state during the daylight hours, "when the deer aren't running."



Apparently nobody explained that theory to the deer in Calhoun County.



I braked and swerved, but the deer kept running forward as I did. Impact point was right on the right headlight. The car was still running fine, and I safely pulled over to the side of the road. I called 911, and told them "No injuries, I'm safely out of traffic, so no rush."



The fender took the brunt of the damage, along with the hood, which was both crunched and shifted.



According to the claims agjuster, the technical term for that brown streak is "deer poop".



The hood got shifted, but maybe more, as evidenced by this post on the far side from the impact.




Honestly, I've gotten pretty blase about this, since it's the fifth deer I've struck in my driving years. (And that doesn't make me the family record holder.) It's just part of life in Michigan. Once I knew I was safe and the police would be a while, I just pulled out my Tablet PC to get some work done for an hour or so.