Along with the holiday season comes deer mating season, which means the risk of vehicles colliding with a buck or doe that's wandered into the roadway is higher than any other time of the year.

The attention of this magnificent white-tailed buck is completely riveted on the doe in the foreground. This sort of single-mindedness can cause problems when deer cross roads at this time of year.

It was pitch black, and I had fallen into autopilot mode as I made my way along the usual route — I was listening to NPR on my way to school. I have no recollection of what particular story I was ...