| Show Deer Loss Heavy Between 6 10 pm p.m. One out of every two deer killed on the highway is hit between the hours of G 6 and 10 pm p.m. And one out of every two deer fatalities occurs Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day through Sunday A report compiled complied jointly by bythe bythe bythe the Dl Division vision of Wildlife Resources and the Utah Highway Department noted the above facts and many more The study shows the leading counties for vehicle deer-vehicle accidents are Millard Utah and Beaver In that order Most fatalities occur In October due due probably to migration of deer from summer summer sum sum- summer mer to winter range The deer migration routes often cross major highways The next highest accident rate is in June or July Migration from winter to summer range begins in May and terminates in June and accounts for June collisions July fatalities are attributed to an Increase in highway traffic because of vacationers and weekend trav trav- elers The report showed that in 71 1970 1681 deer were killed within the highway right of way This figure however Is minimal according to Division biologist because many deer go beyond the way right to die after being hit What the report does not say is that even though deer killed are often yearlings without youngsters many times a doe with young may be the victim When this occurs fawns left behind will probably succumb before the summer ends The report noted all species of wildlife and 11 livestock killed on Utah's highways Among them was an African lion killed near Yuba Reservoir In 1969 1969 no not a transplant just a circus escapee |
