Deer Mating Season Means Greater Risk Of Highway Crashes

There are deer in the woods, and now is the time of year when Frederick County drivers should worry most about hitting them.

Deer mating season started in late October and will run to mid-December, but November is the peak, said Bob Beyer, associate director for the Wildlife and Heritage Service of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

"The deer are moving a lot," he said.

Deer feed at night, so crashes are most likely to occur between 3 and 4 a.m., DNR Officer Rich Doney said.

But Beyer said his car was hit on the shoulder of the road by an 8-point buck in the middle of the day. "Off the tennis courts, down off the railroad tracks, they can explode out of anywhere simply because it's that time of year."

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