Drivers need to watch out for lovesick deer, officials say
Late October through early December is mating season for deer, which means bucks often chase does across roads and highways with reckless abandon.
Love is in the air.
But when that love is between a buck and doe and it happens near busy roads and highways, the romance can prove disastrous for both wildlife and motorists, warns the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.
Late October through early December is mating season for deer, which means bucks often chase does across highways with reckless abandon, according to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. As a result, deer are causing car accidents.
“Males try to maximize their chances of passing on their genes by mating with as many females as possible, so they travel far to encounter more females (and in the process cross many roads),’’ says the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife on its Facebook page.
Occasionally, deer wind up on the road because of nearby hunters, but accidents due to deer crossings often happen in non-hunting areas, too, according to the Division.
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