Deer whistles

"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust) 12/05/2017 at 11:48 • Filed to: MythBusters

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Did not help.

CalzoneGolem > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 11:52

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Deer are a plague.

crowmolly > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 11:52

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jimz > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 11:54

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jimz > CalzoneGolem 12/05/2017 at 11:55

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Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 11:58

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In my experience, people that run the deer whistles hit more deer. Not sure if this is because they live where deer are common enough that it’s more likely, or if it’s because they startle the deer into moving (which makes it more likely that they’ll be on the road). In any case, they probably do nothing useful and may actually be worse than nothing.

CalzoneGolem > jimz 12/05/2017 at 11:59

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Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 11:59

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You shut up and be thankful.

Or something. Not hat I’d want to hit either of them, but if I had to choose...

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 12:02

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I don’t know if deer whistles do much... but imo they’re cheap enough that you should have them anyway.

Vlachen > jimz 12/05/2017 at 12:04

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benjrblant > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 12:05

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Time for an ARB bull bar!

For Sweden > CalzoneGolem 12/05/2017 at 12:09

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a delicious plague

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 12:15

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True, my mom hit three deer with deer whistles on her car. Next car she didn’t mount deer whistles and didn’t hit any deer. A sharp eye, luck and good brakes are about the only thing that helps with deer.

Takuro Spirit > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 12:53

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My FIL swore by playing loud music. It seems to help for me as well.

fhrblig > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 12:55

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$6000 in body damage is my guess. I’ve had to repair a bunch of E-series vans after front end impacts.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CalzoneGolem 12/05/2017 at 13:10

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But they’re so pretty

CalzoneGolem > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/05/2017 at 13:14

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Pretty stupid.

CalzoneGolem > For Sweden 12/05/2017 at 13:15

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Eet mor Deer!

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 13:20

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I’ve decided that loud exhaust and tires are the best solutions to deer. I’ve spent the last five years mostly living in national parks, and have had way more encounters in work trucks with stock exhausts and highway tires than in my personal vehicles with aftermarket/broken exhaust and all-terrains.

Urambo Tauro > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 13:51

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Gotta use those Mustang deer whistles!

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > CalzoneGolem 12/05/2017 at 13:54

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If only my neighbors were 100+ yards away from my house, there’d be a whole lot less in my area...

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 14:01

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What CalzoneGolem said, they’re a god damn plague.

Also the only way to avoid them is to keep a good eye out and have good reflexes. They’re incredibly stupid and whistles don’t do anything.

CalzoneGolem > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 12/05/2017 at 14:03

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Just how many are you allowed to kill?

Are other projectiles less restrictive? Bows are super quiet haha.

Kiltedpadre > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 14:13

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This was debated on FB I believe last year, and I found a study from a university that tested 4-5 different deer whistles. The findings were that the tone they created were outside of the range deer can even hear.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > CalzoneGolem 12/05/2017 at 14:19

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Muzzle, Shotgun and Bow are limited to one per season (bow has two seasons). However these don’t count against each other. Six Day Firearm is 2 however those count against shotgun.

Not having neighbors makes those just “suggestions” though, unfortunately that’s not the case for me.

CalzoneGolem > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 12/05/2017 at 14:23

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Having neighbors that like venison can make those suggestions.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > CalzoneGolem 12/05/2017 at 14:28

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This is very true and I’m pretty sure all but the guy right next door would be willing to look the other way, he’s a bit of a dillweed.

jimz > CalzoneGolem 12/05/2017 at 14:39

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At any rate, I’m doing my part to combat the plague ;)

Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 12/05/2017 at 14:42

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That’s a valid point. Now that I think about it, having done collision repair in a part of the US with the highest rates of deer accidents in the country, I’ve never fixed a bro-dozer from a deer hit.

jimz > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/05/2017 at 16:11

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they’re antlered rats. probably among the dumbest animals in existence. they basically have four modes; 1) eat, 2) crap, 3) hump, and 4) RUN!!!

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 17:44

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Oh deer...that’s a mess.

Maybe try a Shu Roo https://www.shuroo.com.au/

or a decent bull bar...

AdverseMartyr > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 12/05/2017 at 21:47

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Growing up in Illinois I observed that deer whistles increased the odds of hitting a deer. It was interesting to see just how many cars that had hit a deer had a whistle on the portion which still existed.

AdverseMartyr > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 12/05/2017 at 21:50

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I don’t know. My grandfather went for walks through the forest around his house everyday, and encountered the game warden on his property fairly frequently. (Nearest neighbor was about 1/4 mile away)