During mating season, when male white-tailed deer want to get noticed by the opposite sex and warn off rivals, they rub their ...

Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that white-tailed deer were nearly extinct about a century ago. While they ...

The first part of the common name refers to the 6-11 inches, bushy tail which the animal erects when disturbed, displaying the white hairs of the outer edge and under surface. Long, slender legs - ...

One October morning, I was so distracted by the sight of white-tailed deer grazing in a neighborhood grassy meadow that I fell off my bike and broke an arm. That was a few years ago, but the memory ...

Not everyone can grasp the allure deer hunting — a sport that draws nearly 800,000 Texans of all ages into the field every year — nor does everyone understand the language deer hunters sometimes use ...

White-tailed deer in North America are back to their precolonial population levels. John Woodhouse Audubon/Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images Given their abundance in American backyards, ...

(The Conversation) – Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that white-tailed deer were nearly extinct about a century ago ...

Feeding animals in the harsh winter might seem kind, but the truth is that their bodies are adapted for changing seasons. Our interference can cause problems.

Columbian white-tailed deer, a species that lives among the Columbia River lowlands and floodplains in Southwest Washington, are no longer considered endangered by the state Department of Fish and ...

Researchers in Ames have been infecting captive white-tailed deer with different coronavirus variants to learn how the virus behaves in the animals. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists worried ...

White-tailed deer hunting season in Mississippi has been extended for some hunters. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said for this season only, the hunting period will be ...