Deer/vehicle collisions increase in October and November. That’s because it’s the peak of deer breeding season. A recent fatal accident south of Nixa was caused when an SUV hit a deer, then swerved into a box truck. The SUV driver was killed.
“You’ve got bucks that are looking for does, and they’re traveling across, you know, a larger part of their home range,” said Jason Isabelle, deer and elk program leader for the Missouri Department of Conservation. “And so, that certainly leads to greater deer movement out there on the landscape. Also, this time of year, this year being maybe an exception, but eventually it will cool off, and deer will start to move more during daylight hours.”
Deer are at peak movement early and late in the day when the sun is rising and setting…