MoDOT warns drivers to be on the lookout for deer

Now that October has arrived, the risk of auto-deer collisions increases. 

The Missouri Department of Transportation says most deer strikes happen during October and November between six and seven-AM and between six and nine-PM. 

Jason Isabelle with the Department of Conservation adds that the breeding season has arrived for deer, and it runs through mid-November. 

Missouri ranks between 10th and 15th nationally every year for deer-related crashes. Four people died and 420 were injured last year.