Some motorists in the area apparently have had a close encounter with a deer, according to callers to SUNDIAL.

Of 445 callers yesterday, 319, or 72 percent, said that they either have struck a deer or have had a close call. Only 126 said they had not.

"It's Your Call" represents a sampling of opinions from certain segments of the community, but it is not balanced demographically, as would be done in a scientific public opinion poll.

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