[Schneed10]

PS It's good you didn't react and try to avoid the thing. Or maybe you couldn't react, and in that case it was a blessing.

When you see those things, the best thing to do is simply hit the brakes and try to stop before hitting them. Don't swerve because you can run off the road and kill yourself. If you can't stop in time, then just plow through the deer without braking. Because as you're braking, the front bumper of your car dips down, and can act like a scooper for the deer. It can pick the deer up and send them through your windshield, which can of course hurt or kill you. If you just hit them as you're moving, the front of your car will have a better chance of bouncing them forward or off to the side where they can't hurt you.

But it's tough to do the right thing, because it all happens so fast.