So I hit a deer

@Adamski: we're required to report all traffic incidents with major wild life, which entails f.i. deer and wolves, but not rodents, badgers, foxes or other smaller animals.

@Leonic, it is like all crisis situations: if you haven't prepared mentally for the situation beforehand, as in thinking about alternatives or done avoidance training, you'll freeze or act in panic (f.i. panic breaking) when the moment strikes. So simply try to imagine what you would do (but keep it simple: hand break power slides and wheelies are generally sub-par plans) and you're more prepared.

And thanks for the tip Mipe Hand Fork Left

The though of venison actually did strike my mind at the time, but more as self-ironic gallows humour.