NJDEP: Drivers be on the lookout for deer in the roadways


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With the days getting shorter and white-tail deer entering their annual rut, officials with the Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife are cautioning motorists to be especially alert while driving to avoid collisions with the animals.

While deer may cross roads at any time, they are most active during the dawn and dusk hours, said DEP wildlife officials.

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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 10/23/2010 6:00 AM
Categories: Mammals
Tags: DEP dusk white-tail deer collisions deer season dawn
 

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