I left about 8 am this Sunday morning for a ride headed northeast from Naples Fl, around the east side of Lake Ocheechobee and then back south on the west side of the lake. It was to be a relaxing wandering through 300 miles of orange groves in blossom, country roads, farms and lakefront. For the most part, it was. 
I was cruising along around 9am on a narrow, deserted farm road with thick overgrowth on both sides to within 25 feet of the pavement. All was serene. Until................
A bush exploded on my left and two deer bounded out to cross the road about 40 feet in front of me. It was immediately obvious that if something didnt change, we would converge VERY SOON. It wasnt possible to stop before I reached them, so I jumped on both brakes and swerved hard left towards the deer. It was the one place I could count on them not being when I got there. The next thing I see is the same bush exploding again and another pair of deer heading my way. Deer #1 made it across in front of me easily, deer#2 just barely cleared and I could have patted her on the rump as she passed. Number#3 was 20 feet behind her and he was going to T-bone me broadside, so I nailed the throttle, swerved back hard right and ducked flat on the tank. Number #3 jumped over the bike, clearing me by an easy 2 feet. Number 4 went by a couple feet behind my rear tire. The whole event probably only took about 1 1/2 seconds, but it sure did seem like deer would be coming forever. Time stopped and I got a close look at those four faces so I'll recognize them the next time. A little while later, I remembered to start breathing again. eh eh eh
It rather reminds me of that old Roger Miller song, "You cant motorcycle in a deer herd".
Earl
I was cruising along around 9am on a narrow, deserted farm road with thick overgrowth on both sides to within 25 feet of the pavement. All was serene. Until................A bush exploded on my left and two deer bounded out to cross the road about 40 feet in front of me. It was immediately obvious that if something didnt change, we would converge VERY SOON. It wasnt possible to stop before I reached them, so I jumped on both brakes and swerved hard left towards the deer. It was the one place I could count on them not being when I got there. The next thing I see is the same bush exploding again and another pair of deer heading my way. Deer #1 made it across in front of me easily, deer#2 just barely cleared and I could have patted her on the rump as she passed. Number#3 was 20 feet behind her and he was going to T-bone me broadside, so I nailed the throttle, swerved back hard right and ducked flat on the tank. Number #3 jumped over the bike, clearing me by an easy 2 feet. Number 4 went by a couple feet behind my rear tire. The whole event probably only took about 1 1/2 seconds, but it sure did seem like deer would be coming forever.
Time stopped and I got a close look at those four faces so I'll recognize them the next time. A little while later, I remembered to start breathing again. eh eh eh It rather reminds me of that old Roger Miller song, "You cant motorcycle in a deer herd".
Earl
