Careful on the Roads, Westchester County, New York

Breeding season for the hoofed mammals runs roughly from October through December, and with their minds on mating, apparently they get a little loopy and careless about cars"

Throughout Westchester County you can see deer on the roadsides. Even as far south as Ardsley and Yonkers. Driving at night can be dangerous during deer mating season as they dash onto the roadways without warning.

Excerpted from the New York Times:

"October, November and December are the peak months for vehicle collisions with deer. The high point is in mid-November, the peak of the rutting season. "They are breeding, and many of these deer have other things on their minds," Compounding the problem will be the start of hunting season. Westchester does not have a firearms season, but long-bow hunting is permitted from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. While hunters are in the woods, deer may be driven from their natural habitat into more developed areas, including major roadways. (Longbow hunting is prohibited within 500 feet of a dwelling, so it is unlikely that any archers will be taking aim along the Saw Mill River or the Taconic State Parkways.)"

From our local newspapers, the Journal News, here.