Fast as a Deer - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-03-2004, 04:22 AM

So I was riding along and noticed a deer ahead of me running away. He
was forced to run road-wise by a long pasture fence and I was gaining
on him. At the end of the fence, he turned left and disappeared into
the woods.

He was a fawn but no Bambi, pretty well grown.

Later, returning on the same road, about a mile away, I came upon
another such deer at another pasture, and the same thing happened, I was
gaining on him. This time I slowed and consulted the GPS: he was doing
18.1 mph.

Unlike squirrels (``fast as a squirrel'') deer apparently do not
attempt to escape by turning back at you, though I left open enough
room to allow for the possibility. These just kept straight until
an opportunity to turn away came up.
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Ron Hardin
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