Pocatello Deer Fence Fund Program end July 1

Donations to Farm Bureau Insurance's Pocatello-Inkom deer fence fund matching program are at the halfway mark with one week remaining before the program ends. Farm Bureau Insurance will match up to $5,000 in individual monetary donations made to the fence project before Friday, July 1. A $100 donation was recently made by a Three Forks, Montana, resident after his car hit a deer on I-15 between Inkom and Pocatello. The deer smashed through the passenger side of the windshield and hit his wife in the head. She recovered after spending several days in the hospital. Each year, according to Idaho Fish and Game estimates, at least 100 deer are killed on the section of Interstate 15 between Pocatello and Inkom. These deer-car collisions also cause hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage and personal injuries. To make a donation to the Pocatello-Inkom deer fence or for information about volunteer opportunities, please contact Jim Teare, wildlife staff biologist and Mule Deer Initiative coordinator at the Idaho Fish and Game's Pocatello office, at 208-232-4703. To report a wildlife collision observation or for more information about wildlife collisions in Idaho, please visit www.fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/wildlife/manage_issues/collision