It's that time of the year. With the mating urge in deer at or near it's peak in November, the bucks chase the does and until the doe is ready to mate, he will follow her, and he can be relentless. With mature bucks looking and chasing doe deer and younger bucks and younger does trying to figure out their place in all this activity, the woods can become a crazy place.
This activity can be 24 hours around the clock but especially during morning and evening work commutes.
All this leads to a sharp increase in deer vs. car incidents. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, deer-vehicle collisions in the U.S. cause about 200 fatalities each year. The average damage to a car or truck is $3,103.
I can tell you first hand this is not a fun experience. You may have heard people say that after hitting a deer with their car that the deer ran off into the woods and it seemed fine. Usually though, this is not the case. Most die just off the roadway. The best thing we can do to avoid the deer as we drive is slow down, and be alert, especially in wooded areas although deer can materialize in front of your car anywhere and at anytime, during the chase and mating season.
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