You've likely seen an increase in deer in recent weeks, weather it's in the woods, or along the road. And with more deer, comes more accidents.

"Starting late October, straight through December, is deer mating season," said Tiffany Stanley, a spokesperson for AAA East Central.

"And so around this time of year, we're really going to start to see a lot more deer running out onto the road or along side of the roads; and that's because typically we're seeing the male pursue the female type of thing. And so they're running after each other with very little regard to motorists on the road."

And Victor Irizarry, Owner/Operator of Prestige Auto Body, says while they don't see as many deer collisions as auto body shops in rural areas, they have seen an uptick in recent years.

"We're inside the city, and we see less deer hit than out in the county," said Irizarry. "But last year, we actually saw about six or seven deer hit accidents that came into the city. And that's a pretty big number for us at least."

And those deer repair bills can certainly add up. 

"Typical deer hit goes anywhere from $2500 and up," added Irizarry.

And that price doesn't include the difficulty of finding parts today.

"We still have not recouped from the parts shortage from COVID," continued Irizarry.

"And now we have all these [auto unions] going on strike. It creates a big problem for us because we can have cars with the insurance already appraised and have the check to repair the vehicle, yet the parts are not available to us."