I have hit 2 deer. The first was in my '93 Taurus and it was a 3-point buck (3 points on each rack). It spun a 360 in midair and then seemed to run off. The drivers side headlight took some damage and it left a dent in the hood. As far as I know the deer lived, but he probably had a smashed hind leg and may have died later.
The second one was a little Bambi-type which I hit in my '89 Tempo (owned between my Taurus and my Mystique). Only a little dent in the hood of the car, but the poor deer had a much bigger dent in the middle of his back. I didn't see it the next day, so either a fish & game ranger picked it up, or it was carried off by an animal during the night. No chance it lived.
The deer have kept a good distance from the Mystique so far (knock on wood)... as though the car came with factory deer whistles.
