"Huck" wrote in message
oups.com...
I have been on short final in that same area with
students{warrenton} and had to go around because
the deer does the usual thing and looks at ya! I am
now in SC flying and flying for a gentleman in and
out of a grass strip in edisto sc. I have had deer
looking at me as I taxi by them in the baron for
take off. All the while praying "please stay in the
woods please stay in the woods" Deer are a real
serious hazard!

I think that it depends upon the area of the country that you are in...
While up in Iowa, I heard a lot about people hitting deer... While driving
through Mississippi on the way from New Orlean to Iowa, I often encountered
large numbers of deer on the side of the highway at night, but none of them
got spooked and bolted across the road... Hell, I saw more deer along the
highway in one spot than I have in multiple deer hunting seasons...

My first flight into the Slidell, LA airport allowed me to be greeted by a
turkey walking across the runway... As I'm rolling out towards him, he
doesn't pick up speed or anything... He just continues his slow walk across
the runway... I moved to the left side of the runway a bit and let him
pass... My right wing probably went over the top of him, but he appeared
totally unfazed by it... As if aircraft landing by him is a totally normal
occurance...