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MI drivers have 1 in 97 chance to hit a deer

Posted at 4:40 PM, Sep 14, 2015
and last updated 2015-09-14 16:40:09-04

The chance that you will hit a deer this fall is going down, according to new data from State Farm.

Michigan drivers are 3.1 percent less likely to collide with a deer than they were last year, the insurance company said.

Your odds are 1 out of 97, which is above the national odds of 1 in 169.

Right now, Michigan is ranked 10th in the country for the most deer collisions, and the national cost per claim is $4,135, up six percent from 2014.

The top three months where a driver is most likely to hit a deer in the state are November, October and then December. That's due to mating and hunting seasons.

West Virginia tops the nation with a driver having a 1 in 44 chance to hit a deer, while Hawaii is at the bottom with a 1 in 8,765 chance.