ATLANTA \u2014 Drivers, make sure you pay extra attention when you hit the road this week. The peak of deer breeding season isn\u2019t over just yet in metro Atlanta. <\/p>\n
Triple Team Traffic\u2019s Mike Shields guides you every weekday on Channel 2 Action News This Morning to alert you to crashes across our area.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s this time of year when we see the number of accidents spike. <\/p>\n
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s almost no place of most of our towns around here that you won\u2019t see deer,\u201d Georgia Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Dr. Tina Johannsen told Channel 2 Action News This Morning.<\/p>\n Johannsen says deer are most active at dawn and dusk right during the morning and afternoon rush hours. She also says deer are not only distracted, but moving across larger areas this time of year. <\/p>\n If you see one, slow down because it\u2019s likely not alone. <\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re more focused on staying with whoever they\u2019re with, then thinking about the danger of a car coming at them,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n TRENDING STORIES:<\/p>\n The Georgia DNR and University of Georgia researchers compiled data to show when metro Atlanta counties can expect the peak of the deer \u201crut\u201d season. <\/p>\n For Cobb, DeKalb, Henry, Rockdale and Walton counties, the peak was Nov. 3 through Nov. 9. <\/p>\n But for Cherokee, Coweta, Fulton, Fayette, Gwinnett and Hall counties, the peak is expected between Nov. 10 and Nov. 16. <\/p>\n The deer breeding season lasts into December. Click here for the DNR\u2019s full rut map to see your county\u2019s peak.<\/a><\/p>\n