Road Kill

I spend a considerable amount of time on the road and in the last week or so I've noticed a larger number of whitetails splattered on the highway or crumpled on the shoulder.  Dead.  

That's because it's fawning season and mama is literally kicking last year's fawns out of the house as the new batch is born into this world.

That means there are more yearling deer - like this doe - out searching for their own territory.

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Which makes them vulnerable as they cross roadways.  This process of spring break-up and the fall rut contribute to the 20,000 or so Wisconsin whitetails that end up as road kill every year.

Drive safely and keep a sharp eye out.