Deer killed by automobiles

Do deer migrate there? Did something change to re-route their normal patterns of movement?

There used to be a stretch of two lane in N central Washington where it was a major truck route and there was a cut through a hill that was a wildly popular salt/mineral lick. The mule deer bodies would stack up like cordwood. You’d drive through that cut and there’d be 15-20 dead deer. I don’t know if it’s like that anymore.
 
I got 4 at one time, a few years ago on my way home from a LR shoot in Montana. Now I have a cowcatcher bumper......

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I dont know how hard you were hit with Helene but I'm across the state line in NC and the deer have shifted and moved to find feed and cover now. Also is there more traffic on the roads in that area since i-40 was shut down? I know it's open one lane again but any oversized loads still getting redirected.
 
The result of people living in their own worl. Meaning trying to drive vehicles while updating their facebook status or watching Youtube videos.

Attentive, defensive driving as in spotting a deer off to the side of the road then anticipating the possibility the deer might end up in front of your vehicle is a foreign concept for most nowadays.
 
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