November dangerous deer-automobile crashes in Wis.
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin drivers better keep their eyes open this month, because November is typically when roughly 25 percent of all automobile-deer crashes are reported.
State Department of Transportation analyst Donald Lyden says one reason November is so dangerous is the deer mating season, when animals aren't paying much attention to traffic.
Also, the end of daylight savings time means rush-hour driving now happens as darkness falls.
He says that of nearly 16,000 automobile-deer crashes last year, November accounted for 24 percent of them.
Just this past week, Marathon and Lincoln County sheriff's departments saw a dramatic increase in the number of car-deer crashes. Lincoln County records show 12 automobile-deer crashes in the third week of October — and 21 in the past week.
Nov 4, 2009 at 9:58 a.m.
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beeferer-
Good one. lol
Nov 4, 2009 at 9:40 a.m.
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“November……is deer mating season, [they] aren't paying much attention to traffic.”
Are they on cell phones and texting their deer girl friends and deer boy friends as they wander with love struck eyes into the highway? The DNR is letting their deer run amuck – same said DNR does take ownership of the herd, if I am not mistaken. Perhaps they will cut me a check when Mr. love smitten Buck throws himself in front of my old faithful car?
Holy salt-lick Batman, that ain’t gone’a happ'n any time soon.
Bob Keith
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Nov 4, 2009 at 8:54 a.m.
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Recent studies show that most of the deer/automobile encounters involve intoxicated deer from Illinois.
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