# Deer on Golden Gate Bridge! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 7, 2014, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758 "2014-09-07T11:33:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/1 "2014-09-07T11:33:44Z")
Apparently, they were Northbound Deer, since they disembarked in Marin, but it’s unclear from the news articles whether they actually boarded the bridge in San Francisco… I would like to thank all the awesome drivers who slowed down and put up with a longer commute in order to help our ungulate friends! [Here is a brief video.](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11079064/Deer-run-along-Golden-Gate-Bridge.html) [And look at those big round ears!](http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd69/brujaja/more-deer_zps46539c3e.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/2 "2014-09-07T11:42:11Z")
Better yet, Laughing Squid has it all! > **[Laughing Squid](https://laughingsquid.com/)** > > Laughing Squid features a daily dose of unique art, culture and technology. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/3 "2014-09-07T13:06:19Z")
Was it an attempt at suicide? (…at [$10.98 per/lb](http://www.michiganvenison.com/venison-ground/), it doesn’t seem very depressed at all…) ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/4 "2014-09-07T13:38:40Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > (…at [$10.98 per/lb](http://www.michiganvenison.com/venison-ground/), it doesn’t seem very depressed at all…) Venison is dear ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/5 "2014-09-07T14:50:25Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > Venison is dear …because of how often they’re on strike? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/6 "2014-09-08T01:17:52Z")
They seemed like they were in a hurry. I was driving down in the Keys today, and hoped to see some Key Deer. No luck…so this will have to do for me. Thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/7 "2014-09-08T01:42:12Z")
Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/8 "2014-09-08T02:25:27Z")
I had a close call with a deer on a freeway. It wandered in at least 200 ft into a walled section. It required slamming on the brakes and thankfully it quickly headed towards the open part. Everything was scary before that, though. I wonder how long it took - half hour at max according to article? Better than the Bay Bridge at least, I might’ve ran into that. > [@Flywheel](#): > > Venison is dear D’oh! ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/9 "2014-09-08T03:20:35Z")
Did they leave their hart in San Francisco? I’ve walked across that bridge in that same direction. Not in those lanes, however. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/10 "2014-09-08T06:49:56Z")
If they were Marin deer, how’d they pay the toll going into SF? They certainly didn’t have enough doe. I’m sure they were short a few bucks. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/11 "2014-09-08T15:27:13Z")
A few months ago, there were coyotes in the financial district of Boston. The best part was all the people the coyotes ran by who didn’t notice. Deer on the Golden Gate Bridge, coyotes in Boston…it’s the end of the world! ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/12 "2014-09-08T15:50:55Z")
Speaking of coyotes: They have been sighted lately in urbanized Los Angeles, endangering people and pets. Wild animals are more common in the cities (86 of them, covering 1/4 of Los Angeles County’s 4100 square miles) than you might think. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/13 "2014-09-08T17:11:25Z")
Such ungulates typically head for lower ground, when they are startled or threatened. Heading downhill, bridges can be encountered. Newfoundland moose often wander into populated areas, where they encounter increasing numbers of things that alarm or disorient them. When they come into St. John’s, they invariably work their way down to the waterfront, and the adventure ends by fatally jumping into the surprisingly deep and saline harbor, but are generally shot first, to save them the anxiety, and to reduce potential damage that can be caused by a ton of crazed moose running amok in back yards. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/14 "2014-09-08T17:58:09Z")
It was more fun when I saw it a few years ago. With apes. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/15 "2014-09-09T15:11:16Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Such ungulates typically head for lower ground, when they are startled or threatened. Heading downhill, bridges can be encountered. > > Newfoundland moose often wander into populated areas, where they encounter increasing numbers of things that alarm or disorient them. When they come into St. John’s, they invariably work their way down to the waterfront, and the adventure ends by fatally jumping into the surprisingly deep and saline harbor, but are generally shot first, to save them the anxiety, and to reduce potential damage that can be caused by a ton of crazed moose running amok in back yards. Probably in quest of Midge. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/16 "2014-09-09T19:22:17Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Such ungulates typically head for lower ground, when they are startled or threatened. Heading downhill, bridges can be encountered. > > Newfoundland moose often wander into populated areas, where they encounter increasing numbers of things that alarm or disorient them. When they come into St. John’s, they invariably work their way down to the waterfront, and the adventure ends by fatally jumping into the surprisingly deep and saline harbor, but are generally shot first, to save them the anxiety, and to reduce potential damage that can be caused by a ton of crazed moose running amok in back yards. Whereas Swedish moose sometimes aim to [get higher](http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/08/sweden.drunken.moose/). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-on-golden-gate-bridge/697758/17 "2014-09-09T20:27:28Z")
> [@Flywheel](#): > > Venison is dear Oh deer.