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LOGAN, Utah (AP) -- Watch out for wildlife! That's the message from state officials who say more deer are hit this month than any other time of the year.
Drivers are being asked to slow down and watch out for leaping deer, especially this month, as deer begin to migrate to lower land in search for winter food.
Meanwhile, two stretches of U.S. 89 have been ranked as the state's most dangerous for deer. The report by Utah Department of Transportation ranks a section of U.S. 89 two miles south of Brigham City as the most likely spot in Utah to hit a deer. The second spot is U.S. 89 where it goes from Fruit Heights through Kaysville and into Layton.
To help drivers, large, electronic signs that flash warnings will soon be put up in common areas where deer migration routes cross busy roads.
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Information from: Standard-Examiner, http://www.standard.net
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