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I was on the road bright and early this morning heading on my way to college. My route takes me through Dungarvan, Co. Waterford where I turn off the N25 onto the N72 for a couple of miles and then onto the R672 to take me all the way to Clonmel.

Only about a mile after turning on to the R672 (approx. here between around Colligan Wood) I noticed the sign pictured below that I never noticed before thinking to myself “Hmm, I never knew there were deer here.”

I was glad I slowed to have a look because just around the bend in the photo I was jammed onto my brakes sliding all over the greasy road trying to avoid a young buck that had just jumped straight into my path from the right. He ran along the road in front of my now stationary car and jumped over a big hedge into the woods.

I stopped on my way home a short while ago to take a picture of the sign. If you look at the picture you will see two sticks that seem to be propping it up which; if put there recently may explain why I never noticed it before. Curiously, if you come from the other direction there is no warning sign at all.

Edit – It looks like one of the Google Streetview cars in the U.S. had a similar incident but managed to hit the poor deer. Move along the road and pan back to see the horrible outcome.