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Odds of hitting deer on road rises

As we hit the top months when drivers are mostly likely to hit deer on Idaho roads – November, September and October, in that order – State Farm Insurance, which analyzes claims data and government statistics each year, reports that Idaho drivers were nearly 17 percent more likely to hit a deer in the past year than they were a year earlier. The odds of hitting a deer on Idaho roads are 1 in 146, the company reports, above the national odds of 1 in 169, and 26 th -highest in the country. West Virginia is the state where deer-car collisions are most likely; it’s held the top stop for the past nine years, and its current odds are 1 in 44. Hawaii is at the bottom/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.

Question: Have you ever hit a deer with your vehicle?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog