I haven't hit a critter, but my SO had a critter hit him!

In July we were doing a night ride. We have Nite Rider lights and have ridden at night quite a bit. We were riding along a country road, very few cars, and had to dodge a dead racoon. I was third in line, SO was in the lead. I looked up ahead just in time to see a big racoon jump out the ditch and bolt across the road and to see my SO and his bike part ways.

I think the racoon just knocked the bike right out from underneath him!

He was knocked out, but no blood. His helmet did it's job. Some nice folks stopped to help. I went with SO in the ambulance. The nice folks helped our friend Jean (who was riding with us) get our bikes home.

He had a concussion and a small brain hemmorage. Bruised shoulder and hip. He wasn't wearing gloves but was so taken by surprise by it that he didn't have time to put his hands out. He doesn't recall anything of it happening.