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Deer caught in the headlights

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  • 14-12-2007 4:29pm
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    MyPerfectCousin
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭


    Was on the way to Bray yesterday at 6pm and nearly ran into the proverbial "deer caught in the headlights/lamps". This was just before Windgates on the Greystones side, it was walking across the road extremely slowly and thank god , because I was going too fast to stop by the time I saw it. It's quite dark on that section of road, and in fact I only saw it because a car approaching from the other direction had stopped in front of it, illuminating the very sizable creature and its large rack of antlers at the last minute.

    So, I guess this is a warning to watch out for him up there, for your sake and his. Is this common or what? I've never seen a deer in Greystones before, only hedgehogs, rats, mice and about a million dogs. Although my son saw a badger not far from Charlesland....


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    Joliegood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 199 ✭✭Joliegood


    I saw one about a year ago on the same stretch. Very unusual. It scarpered that time though. Have never seen a badger though, apart from dead ones.


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    Hammiepeters
    Closed Accounts Posts: 637 ✭✭✭Hammiepeters


    Got some in Tescos last week. Yum!
    Seriously though,glen Of Downs in full of them so not surprising one or two wander over. Saw a fox in Charlesland last week so stop blaming the neighbours cat for any bin activity. hedgehogs in the house once also. Dead badgers too often and an otter ran across the N11 near bray one morning. Made it across.


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    wicklowdub
    Registered Users Posts: 847 ✭✭✭wicklowdub


    Hammiepeters wrote: »
    Dead badgers too often and an otter ran across the N11 near bray one morning. Made it across.

    Dead badgers & Otters on the N11, so thats why the traffic is so bad.


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    Suder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭Suder


    An awesome creature! Ive seen him a few times over the years. Likewise he was almost casual standing there, gave me the eyeballs and then off he went!


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    Delganys Finest
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭Delganys Finest


    My Dad was telling me that deer used to cross the glen of the downs regularly but I havent seen any in about six years,there was one crossing the road by kindlestown woods.He was huge.Amazing looking :D


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    damianmckeever
    Closed Accounts Posts: 117 ✭✭damianmckeever


    Yeah likewise I've never seen one on that stretch but I've seen them three times on the 22 bends in enniskerry and each time I see them they literally stand there with a "what the f** are you looking at attitude" it's pretty amazing.


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