Nothing stops a deer except a bullet or arrow.. i had them hit the side of my truck.. seen guys with brush guards roll em on the hood and screw there hood up. i think it might help but here in western pa u just take ur lumps
I'd do a stinger of some sort. Like the Smittybilt stinger. Being angled forward and taller, it'll be less likely to bend back or let the animal come over top of it.
I have the JCR full width Vanguard bumper on my JK specifically because of deer. I feel very confident that this particular bumper is going to protect my jeep.
I "cheated"...I went with a more narrow bumper and the stinger to HOPEFULLY push the deer UNDER the Jeep. I also armored up underneath with a few bolt on pieces and some gussets...granted gussets don't do much but better than nothing. I also have ACE rock rails and now have Rubi rails also.
IN THEORY ....the JEEP will JUST be bloody/ dirty....unless the deer runs into the side than I am screwed!!!
Deer tend to go thru a tube bumper, thats why you will see steel mesh on a good deer bumper. I have seen a deers leg go thru a stinger style bumper, destroy the grille, punch clean thru the rad and tear off the belts.
deer tend to go thru a tube bumper, thats why you will see steel mesh on a good deer bumper. I have seen a deers leg go thru a stinger style bumper, destroy the grille, punch clean thru the rad and tear off the belts.
I had a friend from Alaska, where they were plagued by collisions with moose. He would occasionally drive down to Wi. He drove an elongated full size Chevy pickup with homemade steel flatbed, big lift and tires, looked like a tank. He had a steel and rebar bumper, but the moose still flew over the top of it after hit. So he added rebar spears sticking straight forward from the bumper, with sharpened points. His theory was that if he hits another moose it would "stick" onto the spears and not roll over the top of the bumper. It hadn't been "tested" yet.
The key is: avoid the deer. Be alert, be vigil, be ready, and drive at speeds that will be more conducive to a favorable ending.
Or - Use the phone, change the radio channel, drive fast and have deer for dinner.
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