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Deer whistles
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Netminder
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One of the very first things I put on my spyder. I have hit 3 deer in my lifetime:yikes: with cars. So I am not taking any chances. When I had them on my car and my dog was riding with its head out the window, she would start to bark at a certain speed and I figured that was the whistles! I know people will say "but you hit 3", two cars had no whistles and one was over the crest of a hill. Anyway I figure for the price of them, why take a chance?? Plus if you get chrome ones it adds a little sparkle to your spyder.:thumbup:
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bullant12
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Kid goes down the street, banging 2 big sticks loudly.
Finally a guy stops him, and asks the kid what is he doing:
"Scaring Elephants, Sir!"
"Well, does it work?" says the guy.
"You don't see any around, do you?"
Same concept applies here. For the price of it, I have them in both my :spyder2: and my cars. Rather spend $40 than thousands!nojoke
Finally a guy stops him, and asks the kid what is he doing:
"Scaring Elephants, Sir!"
"Well, does it work?" says the guy.
"You don't see any around, do you?"
Same concept applies here. For the price of it, I have them in both my :spyder2: and my cars. Rather spend $40 than thousands!nojoke
BajaRon
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People who are supposed to know and have no dog in this race say they do not work. My feeling is they probably don't work every time. But if they only work once they've paid for themselves.
If you want them I'd say put them on. The don't cost much and they certainly can't hurt.
If you want them I'd say put them on. The don't cost much and they certainly can't hurt.
Bob Denman
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I hate to say it; but they're pretty much a waste of money... :shocked:
What they do is transmit a sound above our range of frequencies.
How will the deer respond to it? :dontknow: There's NO guarantee that they're going to run, or in what direction... :gaah:
Rely on your own situational awareness! :thumbup:
What they do is transmit a sound above our range of frequencies.
How will the deer respond to it? :dontknow: There's NO guarantee that they're going to run, or in what direction... :gaah:
Rely on your own situational awareness! :thumbup:
Netminder
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You are probably right Bob, but I figure for 10$ what have I got to lose! Probably having the spyder stereo blaring does the same thing. As you say and speaking from experience you never know where they are going to run, Unlike a moose who stands there and says "do you really want to hit me"!:yikes:
wyliec
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The above is a good idea, which should be used in all instances. Plus, no harm in installing the deer whistles.
Bob Denman
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wyliec
New member
Bob,
Since you brought it up: I was hiking one day with thick brush and trees on either side of the trail; felt a little shake in the ground; 2 bucks passed across the path just in front of me. If I'd have stretched out my arm, I could have touched them. After that little incident, it was situational awareness while hiking.
BajaRon
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Be glad it wasn't a bear! :yikes::yikes:
Bob Denman
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bluestratos
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I found some excellent research a few years ago, in a nut shell the passive ones (wind driven through them) are proven to be useless. The lower end powered units may have some affect but again, studies proved to be 50 50. There are some high end units on the market that the military and law enforcements use that are proven to work in most cases. If I recall they sold in the $200 to $300 range.
Regards,
Randy
Regards,
Randy
wyliec
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That would never have happened if he had is polar bear whistle installed.
Bob Denman
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currin20fan
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ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
You could look at them as another type of Guardian Bell. JMHO: They can't hurt. :thumbup:
Phyxius
GOS member (Girls On Spyders)
Haha, I'm a photographer and people always ask about the bear bell on my camera bag. It's just a little jingle bell and when I say "it's a bear bell" people guffaw and ask if the bear is scared of the bell. No, the point of the bell is to make noise so that you don't accidentally sneak up on and startle a bear.
Like this little guy:
Or this grizzly mama and her little ones:
Around here bambi doesn't care too much about cars whizzing by at 60+ as they stand right by the road chomping on greenery so, I don't imagine deer whistles will help much if at all.
Chupaca
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where do you ryde?
I have worked in several shops and repaired bikes that encountered the odd deer. Those that fared well road with whistles and did not have further encounters. Now this was in areas with a lot of wild life. If you don't travel much in these areas not to worry. I would use them especially in the wooded areas. :thumbup:
I have worked in several shops and repaired bikes that encountered the odd deer. Those that fared well road with whistles and did not have further encounters. Now this was in areas with a lot of wild life. If you don't travel much in these areas not to worry. I would use them especially in the wooded areas. :thumbup:
