The AAA Auto Club is urging people to drive carefully with deer mating season in full swing.  November is the peak month for deer mating season, it runs thru January. Drivers are at greater risk of hitting deer with it getting darker earlier. Spokesperson Molly Hart with AAA says deer are most active in the mornings and evenings.  In 2023, there were more tyhan 14,000 car accidents involving a deer in Illinois, with seven being fatal. 

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