I've had some very puckered up near misses. We have a ton of hogs too...dark and hard to see.

 

Yes,glad the hood went up also. 70mph and I didnt see anything,so I didn't even hit the brakes till after the hit. I was surprised that I didn't really even feel anything just a loud thud, truck didn't even miss a beat and was still running till I shut it off 10minutes later.

 

Pretty amazing that the engine was still running after being forced backwards!

 

Yes, it was surprising.
Until I got finally got out and looked at the damage. It took me awhile to get me head rebooted and figure out what just happened.

 

Figures a Marine would post a pic of the heart and where he found it. Glad you came out on the winning end of things. Semper Fi.

 

A strategically placed freezer paper dispenser in the bed, and you could have qualified for the all-time world record speed deer processing record.

 

It's amazing the difference a few inches and mph make. A few years back I hit a deer with my 2000. I was doing 50 mph and it jumped out of some bushes and right in front of me. It hit flush on the bumper and didn't even leave a scratch. Hate that it did as much damage to yours as it did.

 

The original pic doesn't look like the same truck unless you did a lot of upgrades. That makes it more sad..

 

Is the box rust free?

 

whole truck is.

 

Just got the call. She's totaled. Time to start all over again.

 

Sorry for the loss... what are you shopping for to replace her?

 

Suggestions...

 

A replacement like those pictured above could make you feel better..

 

I'm going to shop for a new one but haven't had a payment for 10 years so its going to be hard to except that.