A flight crew reported possibly striking a deer on takeoff from acv.

Attributes
ACN	447249
Time
Date	199909
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : acv.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	447249
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : animal
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airport
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Just prior to rotation, a deer ran onto the runway. I rotated and heard a sound and felt as if we might have hit the deer. The gear retracted normally. I decided to continue to sfo, figuring that if we had blown a tire or sustained damage to the gear, etc, that it would be better to land at sfo. We prepared for an emergency landing at sfo. We landed normally without incident. After inspecting the aircraft, we found no damage. It was later reported that 1 deer out of 4 in the area was missing. I feel that these deer should be either relocated or install a fence around the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLC RPTED POSSIBLY STRIKING A DEER ON TKOF FROM ACV.

Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION, A DEER RAN ONTO THE RWY. I ROTATED AND HEARD A SOUND AND FELT AS IF WE MIGHT HAVE HIT THE DEER. THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. I DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO SFO, FIGURING THAT IF WE HAD BLOWN A TIRE OR SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE GEAR, ETC, THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO LAND AT SFO. WE PREPARED FOR AN EMER LNDG AT SFO. WE LANDED NORMALLY WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER INSPECTING THE ACFT, WE FOUND NO DAMAGE. IT WAS LATER RPTED THAT 1 DEER OUT OF 4 IN THE AREA WAS MISSING. I FEEL THAT THESE DEER SHOULD BE EITHER RELOCATED OR INSTALL A FENCE AROUND THE ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.