Road kill up in central nj

[gregtpal]

Anyone else noticing a recent increase in road kills?  I'm  defintely seeing more in central nj this past week or two.  Any theeories why?  3rd rut, cold temps, less food available, etc?

[6.5 Swede]

Here on Bucshutem Road, in Cumberland County, there's a dead deer on the side of the road every 100 yards or so.  Even the turkey vultures are beginning to lose interest in them!

[Bones]

Down here in SJ where I work we had a mature doe get hit this week during the day and last night I saw 4 bucks running around the neighborhood a couple nice ones.

im thinking a 3rd rut, a guy in town feeds the deer across from his house and usually a heard of deer are alaways at his feed site you can see from the road but I didn’t see any deer there this week which has me thinking the bucks are pushing doe again 

[_X7]

The fawns of spring are now targets of those horny old bucks. A friend hit an 8 pt in Hunterdon that was chasing this morning. It rolled over her hood and kept on going.

[BowhunterNJ]

Saw quite a few hit the last week or so too here in Burlington county.

[Greybeard]

I'd have to drive the roads all day up here just to find one.  A lot of areas in central jersey aren't open to hunting compared to up north, here.  More deer, more road kills.  They will be moving more at night now to find food, and going for the salted grasses along the roads.

[Stewey]

I am in Atlantic county and travel to Gloucester, Cape may ,Cumberland etc. And have noticed a increase everywhere 

[MPSR]

I had slammer in my yard a few nights ago chasing a yearly.. He was dodging her left and right.. Next morning a fresh scrape in the ground..

Still caring full head gear..  Never seen a rut this late.. Biologist say the cold and timing is everything with yearly doe..

[OMC]

Shot my oldest buck a couple of years ago Late January there were freshly opened scrapes all over. 3rd rut 

[JerseyJaysTaxidermy]

Sussex county my buddy hit 2 last week and my other buddys wife hit 1. Definatly seeing more than normal for late season on roadsides. Sucks.


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[_X7]

What I find puzzling is the fact that after traveling back and forth down the 78 west to 31 south to Flemington since forever I might have seen 3 road kills and few blood spots. I'm wondering if this over population evolved to stay away from the road or the state and county crews are that fast in removing them.. There was a time in the fall when these roads looked like a battle zone.