The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are reminding drivers to be extra cautious in the fall months as deer and moose become increasingly active. According to Sun Community News, last year, there were 32,287 crashes statewide involving deer and 7,616 crashes involving another animal, according to the University at Albany’s Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research. Those numbers spike in October, November and December.