Risk of hitting a deer in Scotland?

[Scottish Scrutineer]

BBC News article Estimated 1850 collisions per year in Scotland. Many are close to the A9

 

[CWH]

saw 2 along Loch Ness yesterday (A82), both probably killed the night before by the looks of them

 

[BusyBuilder]

I was riding along Loch Ness few years back, saw a Red deer on my side of the road in some trees,I slowed a bit (50mph ish) the deer ran across the road in front of me, did an about turn and ran back across me again !!!
To this day I don't know how I missed it.

 

[BusyBuilder]

Usually if you see 1 there can also be a second, and check across the road too

 

[CWH]

There are so many of them now here in the N-W. I have deer whistles on my van but I'm not convinced they work.
Same with the feral goats really, the 'road herd' in Glen Shiel is expanding like crazy and spreading along the glen.

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[TerryL]

I would guess that the vast majority of these collisions would be at night, headlights tending to "mesmerise" the deer. I'm sure if they were particularly prevalent the local authorities would put up warning signs such as the aforementioned Glen Shiel. Otherwise, it's just a matter of keeping the usual eyes open.

 

[whisky walker]

A82 Loch Lomond at night is like a deer park. Many just on the side of the road grazing, flashed several cars around 11pm coming the opposite way traveling well over the speed limit and not one braked after getting a warning. Just takes one to clip a deer and cause a major accident. Plenty of signs to tell people but they just ignore them.

 

[hja]

It would be interesting to know how many are killed on Lincolnshire roads. We don’t go any where in the county on main roads without seeing multiple muntjac deer. Dead that is.

 

[CWH]

It would be interesting to know how many are killed on Lincolnshire roads. We don’t go any where in the county on main roads without seeing multiple muntjac deer. Dead that is.

Deer road deaths rise sharply in Lincolnshire

Volunteers in Lincolnshire report almost 200 collisions involving deer in 2023 so far.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Grianan]

My daughter was hit by one at night coming back from work on Loch Torridon. She saw some deer on edge of road so stopped and the biggest jumped into side of her car. That sent her premiums up for next 5 years.

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[stevewagner]

Around 250 killed a year in the Ashdown Forest

 

[Scottish Scrutineer]

Usually if you see 1 there can also be a second, and check across the road too

I now work on the principle of there being at least 3, having previously used the ‘expect 2’. Similar with roadside sheep that seem to be intent on suicide.
During winter months deer are attracted to the salt spread on the road, in spring its the fresh vegetation on the verges.

 

[CWH]

During winter months deer are attracted to the salt spread on the road, in spring its the fresh vegetation on the verges.

In the summer they'd normally go up the hills but for the last few years more & more have been staying lower down as grazing pressure increases.