Watch Out For The Deer Getting Dirty In New Jersey

Does anybody else hate that it's basically pitch black outside by 5:30 p.m. these days? If you answered "yes," I'm right there with you. Not sure you feel the same way, but once it gets dark outside, I hate leaving my house.

It's hard to live that way with the holiday season bearing down upon us. It's time to shop! Not only that, but it's the time of year when you make plans to catch up with your friends and loved ones. That means there will be plenty of drivers on the road at all hours of the day.

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It's also that time of year when the deer smell the pheromones. Deer may not celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas, but this time of year, they sure do celebrate their own version of Valentine's Day. It's rut season here in the Garden State. That means the deer are getting freaky! Now through January, the deer will be getting wild. It's mating season. When it's spring, we'll see all the babies and remember why so many deer hopped out in front of our vehicles around the holidays.

They're a lot more active this time of year because they're trying to engage in *ahem* activities *ahem* that we'll say aren't safe for work.

They're getting busy! That's why it seems like they're a lot more active at night this time of year. According to the Department of Environmental Protection, the peak of rut season is right now, mid-November. That's why it's so important that you remain on high alert when traveling around on back roads. Most of them are poorly lit (if they're even lit at all) and have a lot of twists and turns. A deer could jump out at any moment.

Just be careful!

Source: DEP.NJ.gov