we're experiencing increased deer sightings on our local roadways, probably due to the 2006 day fire to the east of us and the 2007 zaca fire to the west of us denuding the forests, as well as our current two-year old drought.

i'd hate to have the DW or me share the front seat with one. i've seen pictures and it isn't pretty.

i've seen deer alerters for less than $10.00 a pair @ target and over $20.00 online.

do they work?

anyone know first hand of someone who struck a deer - or vice versa - while having these installed on their vehicle?


bsmith

My mother had some on her car when she became the only person in the house to get a deer that year.

So... Yeah, I'm not convinced they are any good.

I tried a set one time and removed them after a few days. I don't know if I installed them wrong or if they were defective but there was a high pitched wistle that was realy annoying.

I think that's the point, they are supposed to whistle like that so the deer can hear them coming.

Like electronic mosquito repellers, you might scare a few off, but it isn't going to be predictable.

Our "real" home is in deer country, and lots of people there have them on their vehicles, including the CHP units. Some cars hit deer, some don't. Some people swear that they will scare the deer off of the road ahead of you, others swear that they tend to make a deer that might have cleared the road before you got there instead stop to see where the sound is coming from. Who knows. We do not have them on our vehicles...

They work until you hit a deer.

Sheriffs dept and county road workers and the Forest Service
in Eastern Washington found they reduced (but not eliminated) the number of deer/car accidents and use them.

I've had them and like a siren on a squad car they work great at slow speed, 30 mph or less. At faster speed they tend to spook the deer when you are so close you can't react. The deer don't always run away some times they cross in front of or into the side of your car. I guess I'm now one that swears at rather than by them.

Take Care and Stay Safe,

The Zaca fire? Like, Zaca mesa winery? <gasp!>
No idea if they work. But, being a CA boy myself, I found that having a Wisconsin girlfriend works wonders. She has radar for deer, aka 'deer-dar' that sees deers in the roads about 5 seconds before I do. I guess it's just practice.

I've read elsewhere that the sirens only work below 40mph.

Friend of mine that lives in an area prone to deer impacts had them on his truck and said that the worst run in with a deer was in the truck with the noise makers. So i don't think that they work all of the time.

Here is a couple of photo's of the aftermath of a deer impact, not for the squeamish.






Fortunatly, the deer went over the car instead of though the windshield.