Skunks have been really bad around here this year. Other than that it’s mostly deer. I’ve had a few close calls with deer, and it’s really scary. A friend of a friend hit a deer on his bike about 6 weeks ago going about 65. He didn’t even know what happened until someone who witnessed the accident told him. The deer came up a bank and jumped the guard rail directly in front of him. Totaled his bike, a V-Star 1100. He got banged up pretty bad and got a ton of road rash but was not seriously injured. The only gear he was wearing was a half helmet. He had on work boots and jeans and long sleaves, but no proper MC gear. If he had been wearing gear he would have faired a lot better. This was his first accident in over 30 years of riding.