Mule Deer vs Whitetail: Tails. The tails of mule deer, left, and whitetails, right, are totally different, making it easy to differentiate the species from behind. John Hafner Photography.

When it comes to mammals, deer are one of the most diverse species around. They are found in some of the coldest environments around as well as hot rainforests. In total, there are different species ...

A new webinar series from Penn State Extension will focus on a wholistic view of forest and deer herd management.

Caitlyn Reed, 13, of Gratz, will be the next Pennsylvania hunter to test out that old theory. Here first deer was a piebald four-pointer that she tagged on the first day of the 2012 firearms ...

White-tailed deer are stunningly physically powerful animals that, when driven by hormones, hunger, fear and some hard-wired triggers in their brains, can turn plenty mean, aggressive and violent ...

Watch a Whitetail Deer Munch on a Dead Snake. This doe sure seemed to enjoy the unusual source of sustenance. By Sage Marshall Jun 12, 2023. Deer feed primarily—but not solely—on plants.

At the end of the 19th century√, white-tailed deer were all but gone from the eastern United States, their population reduced to remnant herds in isolated redoubts.

White-tailed deer have been hunted from the earliest migrations of people into North America, more than 15,000 years ago. The species was far from the most important food resource at that time, ...