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Deer collisions up this season

November 24, 2004
Cars pass by a deer carcass Friday on US-127 as night falls. There has been a large increase of deer-car collisions on Michigan highways.

Entering the second week of Michigan's firearm hunting season, state officials and insurance companies continue to caution motorists about deer on the road.

The number of monthly deer-car crashes commonly begins to increase during fall months and peaks in November, but deer can present problems for motorists into early December, said Jim Rink, a spokesman for insurance company AAA Michigan.

"Fall is mating season for the deer so they're generally more active

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