The odds of hitting a deer with your vehicle in the United States has increased this year over last year, according to a State Farm claim analysis. As reported in Claims Journal, U.S. drivers are 3% more likely to collide with a deer in the next 12 months than they were last year. That makes the odds of hitting a deer 1 in 169 nationally. In Connecticut, drivers are 20% more likely to hit a deer this year than last, with the odds being 1 in 256, according to the ctnews.com Connecticut Postings blog. State Farm ranks Connecticut as 36th in the country for the most deer collisions. West Virginia and Pennsylvania are ranked 1st and 2nd with odds being 1 in 39 and 1 in 71, respectively.
State Farm also reports that the national cost per claim for a vehicle-deer collision is $3,888, up 13.9% from 2013, when it was $3,414. And the months a driver is most likely to hit a deer are October, November, and December due to mating and hunting seasons.
