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Why No Animal Represents Arkansas Better Than the White-Tailed Deer

Choosing a mammal to represent a state can be difficult. Strong reasons for selection may relate to the animal’s majesty, the ...
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The rise of white-tailed deer and why managing their numbers matters

White-tailed deer are among the most abundant big game animals in North America. They are practically everywhere, found in widespread distribution across the continent, with their numbers only growing ...
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Ohio’s State Mammal Was Almost Wiped Out Before Making a Stunning Comeback

Ohio’s white-tailed deer might seem like an obvious state symbol, but that familiarity is exactly why it works. Few animals ...
The Citizens' Voice

Tracks in the snow

Few big-game animals can capture the imaginations and interests of Pennsylvania outdoor enthusiasts the way white-tailed deer ...
The Avid Outdoorsman on MSN

The 3 types of deer in North America — and the fast way to tell them apart

Across North America, you really only run into three main kinds of wild deer, and once you know what... The post The 3 types ...
Yahoo! Sports

Ohio hunters record big week, as deer check-ins were the highest in over a decade

COLUMBUS — With the close of the week-long gun season on Sunday, Ohio hunters checked 87,192 white-tailed deer during the 2024 season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of ...
The Victoria Advocate

Why white-tailed deer management remains crucial in South Texas

Dr. Jacob Dykes with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension has studied white-tailed deer for the past decade. “Some of my research includes evaluating the effects of heat on deer and cattle interactions and ...
NBC Montana

White-tailed deer lead slight harvest uptick as northwest Montana’s big game season ends

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana’s general deer and elk season has wrapped up, and game check stations in northwest Montana reported hunter traffic almost identical to last year, with slight shifts in ...
Williamsport Sun-Gazette

Reflections in Nature: When discussing a buck’s rack, deer have antlers and not horns

The regular 2025-2026 deer season will end on January 19, with the closing of the flintlock season. Those hunters that have been unsuccessful will no doubt be thinking about the big buck that got away ...
AOL

White-tailed deer’s rut is in full swing

As I was driving along a primitive road through the thick brush along the Snake River, I saw the wiggle of a white-tailed deer through the brush. I stopped and made a slow stalk through the weeds and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

When Male Deer Mark Trees, Those Spots May Glow Like Neon Lights at Dusk and Dawn, Though Humans Usually Can’t See Them

During the breeding season, white-tailed deer might use their eyes and noses to navigate signs—forehead secretions on trees ...
Field & Stream

10 Basic Things You Need To Know When Calling White-Tailed Deer

For many hunters, the only deer sound they’ve ever heard is the loud alarm snort deer make when they sense something is amiss. The resulting “blow” alerts deer near and far that there might be an ...