– Absolutely fascinating, a fantastic experience.
This is how Dag Bunæs sums up a close encounter with nature.
He is more than moderately concerned with the wild animals of the forest. But he has never been so close, literally, as on the E16 north of Hallingby on Tuesday 5 October at 21.44.
Then he had to close the car window due to his own safety.
The male deer in full combat were in a position to bring large antlers in through the open route. Deer fur from at least one of them remains on the car door, says Bunæs.
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Do not wash off
He should not wash away the deer marks immediately. Bunæs has driven the road between the family cabin in Fagernes and the home in Kjeller on Romerike since 1969, but has never been near anything like it.
Ringerikes Blad told about the nature encounter first.
– I was on my way home from construction on the property in Fagernes. There is an 80 kilometer speed limit where I saw two animals in battle up on the slope 300-400 meters in front. They came down towards the road.
– I relaxed the gas, just had rolling speed and turned on the alarm light, says Bunæs to Dagbladet – back in the excavator in Fagernes.
THE BIG BUKKER RIDE: Dag Bunæs had an unusually close experience on the E16 north of Hønefoss. Photo: Private.
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Down by the roadway, the two deer were still stuck in each other’s antlers when they dumped into Bunæs’ car. Then they disappeared up the slope again.
– I probably witnessed the nature experience for a couple of minutes, says Bunæs.
The puppy Tara was attacked by the golden eagle
Two sounds
– Is there anything special that made an impression, apart from what you got filmed?
– The sounds. The claws clattering to the ground and the antlers clinking against each other.
– Did you learn anything new about deer?
– He and I who drove behind stopped at the first gas station in Hallingby. We read through basic literature about deer. I had not thought that the heaviest heat and mating season is now in October.
According to Large Norwegian encyclopedia is the Norwegian record 20 thanks to the size of a deer antler.
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