Glad I'm not the only one.

We got the estimate on the car, total damage: $2,500.

I found this gem of an article today while reading the local news:


Deer-related crashes on the rise
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reported that motorists in the state are most likely to first hit another vehicle, secondly a stationary object and thirdly a deer.
According to WisDOT, deer-related car crash injuries are on the rise. In 2004, 700 people were hurt or died after colliding with deer. In 1993 the number was 130 fewer. The number of deer-related injuries or deaths in 2004 was the eleventh-highest since 1979.
The highest number of injuries and deaths was 847 in 1999.
Of the 689 people injured in 2004, 73 sustained debilitating injuries.
In 2004, 11 motorcyclists comprised all of the people who died from a deer collision.
The department reports that for six years out of the last decade, the most, or second-to-most road injuries caused by deer fell in June, even though October and November are prime times for deer-related automobile accidents.
Major Dan Lonsdorf, director of the Wisconsin Sate Patrol Bureau of Transportation Safety, said in a written statement, "People need to be alert to this danger, particularly as families are getting ready for vacation traveling."
Between May and August, deer-auto crashes are more likely to transpire from 8 p.m. to midnight, according to the state DOT.
The highest number of 2004 automobile-deer collisions in a county - 1,007 - were documented in Dane County.
The DOT recommends sounding the horn to scare deer away and reducing speed. Swerving confuses the deer as to where to go, it reports. Motorcyclists should swerve if necessary to avoid hitting a deer. If a driver hits a deer, stay in the vehicle and do not touch the animal. Call law enforcement after hitting a deer.
Source: Green Bay News Chronicle

Maybe I should make my dad read this article hehe..