Why does the Rural Alberta Advantage hate deer?

We traveled to see one of my indie-rock favs, the Rural Alberta Advantage, some weeks ago. The RAA sprung out of nowhere when eMusic chose their debut Hometowns as a recommended album last year (interview here). Nils, Amy, and Paul play guitars, hand-held percussive instruments, a sonorous tom-tom, and a blazing hot set of drums. Here they go, in Athens, Georgia, September 09:

They put on a phenomenal show. I can't wait to see what a second album does to their sound.

On the dreary way back home, out of the mysterious liminal space by the side of the road, came three snarling harbingers of destruction to spread enmity and chaos. One of them looked like this:

It attacked my car.

Yes, it was a deer. No, there was nothing else I could do -- there was forest on one side and another terrified driver on the other. I just had to grit my teeth, say a prayer, and barrel in. We caught her somewhere near the shoulder.

This tumultuous midnight rendez-vous did $2,100 worth of damage to my ride. I have been driving a lame rental car for a week while the body work was being completed. Today, I gladly return the Vanillamobile to its keeper and break Veronica, my pumpkin sweetheart, free from her prison. Peace out, Sonata:

What we learn here is that the Rural Alberta Advantage is behind a forced deer extinction across this country. You'd think they would like the furry guys, being rural and all.  Really, I love you RAA.

Listen to some RAA on HearYa.