Welcome to deer country: the allure of hunting season puts work on hold for Arctic Cat and Polaris.(ONTHEHUNT)

In certain parts of the country there's one tradition that empties schools, closes stores and, in some cases, brings factory assembly lines grinding to a halt once every autumn--deer season.

For those who haven't lived in deer country, the side effects of deer season may be hard to grasp. For the workers at the world headquarters of Polaris and Arctic Cat, which are both located near the Canadian border in northern Minnesota, the outdoor tradition is so deeply ingrained into everyday life that portions of the ATV, snowmobile and UTV manufacturing process at both companies are put ...

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