ST. LOUIS – Fall has officially arrived, which also means more deer and other wildlife are on the move as temperatures cool following longer nighttime hours. The Missouri Department of Transportation is urging drivers to be on the lookout for the increase in deer during October and November.
“The weather gets colder and they’re on the move, and they tend to move in the early morning and evening hours, so around 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., that’s when they’re up and moving the most. Unfortunately, that’s when people can’t see them,” Corporal Logan Bolton, Missouri State Highway Patrol, said.
According to the highway patrol, Missouri continuously ranks 10th to 15th in the country for the number of deer-related collisions. In 2023, a deer strike occurred approximately every 2 hours and 30 minutes in the state, for a total of 3,591 crashes. Within these crashes, 420 people were injured and four people were killed.
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“In the event that you’re driving, and a deer runs out in front of you, or you see a deer out in the road, do your best to not swerve out of the way,” Bolton said…