Dashcam footage captures near-miss with deer on highway

A motorist’s near-miss with a deer on a night-time highway drive has been captured on video.

An anonymous poster shared a video online showing the moment he overtook a car – just as a deer jumped out in front of his own vehicle.

“While overtaking a slower vehicle, I had to contend with two issues,” the driver wrote.

“One – the vehicle I was overtaking decided to accelerate and two – a 14-pointer stag on a booty call during the roar.

“I swerved to avoid the deer, but the vehicle I overtook slammed on his brakes.”

The short clip, which was shared on the Dash Cam Owners New Zealand Facebook page, attracted some funny comments, as well as advice to buy a Lotto ticket.

“New undies after that one,” one person laughed.

To which the anonymous driver replied: “I found fluff on my passenger side wing mirror this morning. I wondered whether I nicked the stag’s tail.”

“That’s some seriously good reaction time – you did well to avoid that collision,” another person said.

“I was a wicket-keeper,” the driver replied with a wink emoji.

Another person simply wrote: “Damn, bro.”

It is not known where in the country the video was captured. However, motorists are usually warned to look out for wild deer around the autumn period – this month and next month – because it is mating season.

A rise in roaming livestock in the Bay of Plenty last year prompted a warning to farmers last year after more than a dozen horses and cows were killed in road crashes.

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