It’s the time of year again, when deer become more prevalent, and deer-related crashes occur more frequently.

Guthrie County Sheriff Marty Arganbright says with harvest beginning, the animals are spooked and pushed away from areas they’ve been habitating for the last several months, and into areas where big agriculture machinery isn’t typically running at this point in time, which includes roadways.

Arganbright warns drivers to be aware of their surroundings when driving, especially in areas where deer may pop up out of a road ditch, seemingly from nowhere. A saying Arganbright continues to share with Guthrie County residents is, “Don’t veer for deer,” explaining that people can receive more injuries more often when crashing while avoiding deer, than when actually hitting the deer.