SALT LAKE CITY —The time change from daylight saving time means motorists commuting during the evenings will have less light and lower-visibility in the months ahead. The lower visibility can lead to more vehicle/wildlife collisions.

Fall and winter months bring more wildlife closer to the roadways, primarily due to big game animals migrating to lower elevations in search of feed. The migration periods for deer are typically April and May, and then again in October and November. Generally, those migration times are when the highest number of vehicle and deer collisions occur in Utah.

“The peak time to hit deer in Utah is during November,” Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Migration Initiative Coordinator Makeda Hanson said. “It coincides with mating season and the annual migration of d

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