WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Multiple Kansas agencies on Monday urged drivers to watch out for deer this time of year.

This is deer breeding season, so crashes involving deer are expected to increase between now and the end of the year. November is usually the peak month.

“Even in areas with fewer deer, seasonal habitat changes and mating can bring deer onto roads at any time of day or night,” Levi Jaster with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks said in a press release.

Deer are most active at dawn and dusk.

In 2024, 39% of all single-vehicle crashes in Kansas involved deer, officials said. Five people were killed and 674 were injured in collisions with deer last year, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.

"Serious crashes are more likely to occur when drivers swerve

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