The number of deer-related car accidents sees a sharp uptick in November. Here's how to avoid hitting deer with your car, and what to do if it happens.

Columbian white-tailed deer have been considered an endangered species since 1967, when they were federally listed. At that time, about 450 white-tailed deer lived in Washington and Oregon.

The average U.S. driver’s odds of hitting an animal is 1 in 127 in 2023 but at this time of year, in some states, those odds increase dramatically.

Range and Habitat The range is from southern Canada to Panama except for parts of the western and southwestern U.S. The white-tailed deer was uncommon in the Adirondacks prior to the mid 19th century.

“Deer have been known to eat animals. There’s research out there showing that a very small percent of some deer diet could be songbirds or eggs … not at a population level but an individual deer or ...