shiftyskellyton t1_izgl0hm wrote on December 8, 2022 at 11:16 PM

This is really cool. As someone who lives in Wisconsin, I can attest that it's well known in the area to use extreme caution when driving in November.

YarrowBeSorrel OP t1_izgnpxc wrote on December 8, 2022 at 11:36 PM

I think the difference in time of day between the two outlined areas to be intriguing as well. The time of day is split up in 4 hour intervals starting at 0600 for Morning.

The calving cycle sees a higher number of collisions between 1800 and 2200 whereas the mating cycle has a higher collision rate during the afternoon hours 1400-1800.

I would be interested to see how that compares to sunset times, but I’m not quite sure how to visualize that on top of what I already have here.

Chickensandcoke t1_izhkkll wrote on December 9, 2022 at 3:54 AM

You could do a line chart with a Y axis of 1200-000 at the geographic center of Wisconsin.

something like this

YarrowBeSorrel OP t1_izhktjp wrote on December 9, 2022 at 3:56 AM

I see. I’ll have to learn how to add that on top of my graph. I have an idea.

Alwayssunnyinarizona t1_izh953n wrote on December 9, 2022 at 2:21 AM

Trivial, but cows, elk, and moose calve. In deer it's more appropriately called a fawning season.

YarrowBeSorrel OP t1_izhgqgj wrote on December 9, 2022 at 3:22 AM

That’s what I thought. I saw calving on an online paper with a quick Google so that’s what I went with.

Alwayssunnyinarizona t1_izhen5j wrote on December 9, 2022 at 3:05 AM

Also, for the sunris/sunset times (both are important), you can use the right y-axis and have it go from 0-24hrs.

I'll think on it and post an idealized image tomorrow.

YarrowBeSorrel OP t1_izhgirh wrote on December 9, 2022 at 3:20 AM

I was just putzing around with that. There’s definitely a trend that follows sunrise sunset throughout the year.