Nebraska Game and Parks warns drivers to be wary of deer during the fall

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Drivers are requested to pay attention to some precautions and be cautious of deer.

Nebraska Sport and Parks says deer are extra lively throughout this time of fall when crops are harvested and the deer breeding season is underway.

Sport and Parks recommends the next to assist keep away from collisions with deer and keep protected.

• Be additional cautious throughout the breeding season when bucks are bolder.
• Watch extra cautiously for deer close to nightfall and daybreak when they’re extra lively.
• Put on your seatbelt.
• Be careful when driving round shelterbelts, woodlots or creeks.
• When it’s darkish, preserve headlights on brilliant if there isn’t any approaching site visitors.
• If a deer freezes when it sees your car, decelerate, honk your horn and flash your headlights to attempt to scare it off. Additionally flip in your emergency lights to warn different drivers of a possible hazard.
• Pay attention to deer crossing indicators. They’re positioned in areas the place collisions with deer are extra seemingly.

If a driver hits a deer, the driving force is allowed to take it however should contact Sport and Parks inside 24 hours. They then have 48 hours to get a salvage tag from a conservation officer or designee.

In keeping with State Farm, Nebraska is taken into account a high-risk state for animal collisions, with a 1 in 95 likelihood of a driver being concerned in a collision. From 2021 to 2022, Nebraska ranked 23 out of fifty among the many states for danger of animal collisions.

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