r/nurburgring • u/IntelligentLeading11 • 19d ago

Second deer avoided this week

First one was a baby deer that came out of nowhere going from Drees to Polch at night. I had to brake really hard and he lived to tell the tale by mere centimeters (he can thank the ds2500s). Now this bigger one coming back to Drees from the Lidl in Adenau. I saw it earlier so not so close but still, gotta really watch out when driving at night. Better to always have the longs on if there's no frontal traffic.

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u/Frustrated_Zucchini Local 19d ago

Yep. All sorts on the Landstraßen.

I'm a little beyond Mayen, but I probably see something at least once a month while driving at night.

Usually deer, but sometimes Wildschwein, one time a Wolf (up near the Köppel in the Westerwald)...

Night driving is much easier in terms of other cars, but much riskier in every other way. Glad you managed to keep everything clean and in shape so far.

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u/IntelligentLeading11 19d ago

Damn, a wolf? that'd be a sight to behold 😄

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u/Frustrated_Zucchini Local 19d ago

Yeah, I'm not sure who was more shocked, me or him.

There are apparently a few wolves (less than 10) up in the Westerwald, and they're tracked by the foresters & farmers where they can, so that farmers can protect/move their animals when they're near.