A 29-year-old Baileys Harbor man was treated for a hand injury after hitting a deer with his vehicle Friday afternoon.

The crash occurred on County Highway A near North Junction Road in the Town of Jacksonport shortly after 1:45 p.m. According to the accident report released Tuesday, the man was traveling south when a deer ran into the passenger side of his vehicle.

The man was able to drive the vehicle home following the crash after emergency personnel treated him for his injuries.

The accident comes as encounters with deer on area roads increase during May and June because of spring fawning and yearling dispersal. According to the 2025 Door County Sheriff’s Department annual report, June had the third-highest number of vehicle-deer crashes with 58, trailing only November with 80 and October with 62.