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Friday, October 21, 2016

DNR cautions drivers during ongoing whitetail deer rut

Most injuries, and a healthy percentage of the fatalities suffered during car accidents involving whitetail deer come from drivers avoiding, rather than striking the animals as they pursue each other during mating season.

That’s according to Brian Eyler, the deer project leader from Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources.

“It’s just getting started now — bucks are chasing does, the does are chasing bucks and love is in the air,” he said.

In the rare cases there are human fatalities from a crash involving an automobile and an animal, the more severe injuries generally come from the animal ricocheting off one car and onto another.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love is in the air.

Anonymous said...

Yup, saw two deer dead on the side of the road today on Rt 13 northbound within 3 miles just north of Delmar.

Zorro said...

Ok, lets do it the progressive, liberal Hillary Clinton WAY now......BAN ALL DEER....

Anonymous said...

Hey Zorro I think you have it backwards...lets get rid of all the cars so the deer can mate freely without the danger of getting run over by a deplorable! But she gets to keep her car...

Zorro said...

Geez I forgot cars make it rain in the spring, get hot in the summer, get cool in the fall, and cold in the winter according to the crack head progressive liberals...you have a point.....Ban all cars instead....Save the Deer

Anonymous said...

Love is in the air, and so is that ten point buck you just hit with your car.

Anonymous said...

I got hit by one last night, massive damage to my rear end.

Anonymous said...

Only auto accident I have ever had was hitting a deer. Never thought it would happen to me...especially on RT 50.