Hit a large doe that was stuck under fender well and then ran over

Maintenance/Repairs
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Hey guys,
Just trouble shooting here. I had a large doe ram me and get stuck between my tire and fender well. I then ran over her in the process of getting on the road: I was going about 60mph give or take.
The Jeep is now making a chirping noise when accelerating: it’s lifted on 35s:
Could the deer have damaged anything underneath my Jeep?

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Yes it could have.
Did you keep the deer? Some states allow you to take the venison home.

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Haha, no there wasn’t anything left of it: her gut was busted.

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The gut is the part you don’t want, except for the organ meat. Ribs, legs, shoulders, loin, are all good for food. If it was cold enough, maybe a homeless food kitchen get the meat. They do that in Maryland for road kill that isn’t overly ripe.

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My wife ran over a Raccoon and it ripped the rubber around the CV joint. A much larger deer could have have done a lot more damage.

Do a through cleaning underneath, then check it or take it to your mechanic. Everyone will appreciate the cleaning before looking underneath

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The Jeep is going into the shop on Monday: we’ve cleaned it up the best we can: I’ve had three mechanics tell me that because my Jeep is lifted there’s no way the doe could beat the underneath: I told them to look for blood and hair and then tell me that: I had pictures of the blood and hair from under my Jeep:
We shall see:

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It was coyote kibble when my Jeep was finished with it.

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Oh yes a deer can do damage to a Jeep. Moose do damage to diesel locomotives.

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A moose would take out just about anything.

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In NY state you are required to report hitting a deer and damage is covered under your comprehensive insurance which does not charge you with an at fault accident.

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Did you report this to your auto insurer?

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Yes I reported it:
I’m sure it’s going to be covered:
I don’t trust lightly to mechanics who do not listen:

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Then just stay out of it and let your insurance adjuster take care of it . All you need to know is if it is fixed and how much time you have after the repair to report problems .

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As a follow-on, you can inspect the work after it’s finished. If it isn’t done correctly, take your Jeep back and have it done to your satisfaction.

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