Deer

RIVERTON -- A video showing two children gently petting a deer in the front yard of their Riverton home has wildlife officials concerned.

HONEYVILLE — A man on a motor-driven cycle was injured when he collided with a deer Tuesday in Honeyville.

WASHINGTON - Picture yourself behind the wheel on a dark and shadowy night, watching the windshield wipers bat away the rain and wondering, "What are the odds I’m going to hit a deer?"

The answer would be one in 102 if you live in Virginia. They are one in 114 if you live in Maryland. (If you live in the District of Columbia, the odds are higher that you will hit an opossum.)

Utah ranked near the bottom as a low risk state with the odds one in 405 of hitting a deer while driving.

LOGAN — State wildlife officials say two new crossing structures have safely allowed 300 deer to cross under busy northern Utah roads.

FARMINGTON — Three Davis County Sheriff Deputies recently rescued a male yearling trapped in a large Fruit Heights storm drain.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A wandering deer found himself in hot water after stepping on a pool cover and making a big splash in the backyard of a Colorado home.

SALT LAKE CITY — Researchers say they are tracking does, their fawns and predators with hopes of understanding why Utah’s mule deer population is declining.