39 Facts About Whitetail deer

The westernmost population of the species, known as the Columbian white-tailed Whitetail deer, was once widespread in the mixed forests along the Willamette and Cowlitz River valleys of western Oregon and southwestern Washington, but current numbers are considerably reduced, and it is classified as near-threatened.

High populations of white-tailed Whitetail deer exist in the Edwards Plateau of central Texas and all of Pennsylvania.

The conversion of land adjacent to the Canadian Rockies to agriculture use and partial clear-cutting of coniferous trees, resulting in widespread deciduous vegetation, has been favorable to the white-tailed Whitetail deer and has pushed its distribution to as far north as Yukon.

Some areas no longer carry Whitetail deer, so assessing the genetic difference of these animals is difficult.

The Whitetail deer can be recognized by the characteristic white underside to its tail.

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An indication of a Whitetail deer age is the length of the snout and the color of the coat, with older Whitetail deer tending to have longer snouts and grayer coats.

White-tailed Whitetail deer is highly variable in size, generally following both Allen's rule and Bergmann's rule that the average size is larger farther away from the equator.

The individual Whitetail deer's nutritional needs for antler growth is dependent on the diet of the Whitetail deer, particularly protein intake.

White-tailed Whitetail deer are generalists and can adapt to a wide variety of habitats.

The smallest Whitetail deer occur in the Florida Keys and in partially wooded lowlands in the neotropics.

In places such as Glacier National Park in Montana and several national parks in the Columbian Mountains and Canadian Rocky Mountains, as well as in the Yukon Territory, white-tailed Whitetail deer are shy and more reclusive than the coexisting mule Whitetail deer, elk, and moose.

Central American white-tailed Whitetail deer prefer tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, seasonal mixed deciduous forests, savanna, and adjacent wetland habitats over dense tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests.

The Andean white-tailed Whitetail deer seem to retain gray coats due to the colder weather at high altitudes, whereas the lowland savanna forms retain the reddish brown coats.

The introduction was successful, and the Whitetail deer have recently begun spreading through northern Scandinavia and southern Karelia, competing with, and sometimes displacing, native species.

The 2020 population of some 109,000 Whitetail deer originated from four animals provided by Finnish Americans from Minnesota.

White-tailed Whitetail deer eat large amounts of food, commonly eating legumes and foraging on other plants, including shoots, leaves, cacti, prairie forbs, and grasses.

White-tailed Whitetail deer is a ruminant, which means it has a four-chambered stomach.

Each chamber has a different and specific function that allows the Whitetail deer to eat a variety of different foods, digesting it at a later time in a safe area of cover.

White-tailed Whitetail deer typically respond to the presence of potential predators by breathing very heavily and fleeing.

In certain parts of eastern North America, high Whitetail deer densities have caused large reductions in plant biomass, including the density and heights of certain forest wildflowers, tree seedlings, and shrubs.

In northeastern hardwood forests, high-density Whitetail deer populations affect plant succession, particularly following clear-cuts and patch cuts.

Ecologists have expressed concern over the facilitative effect high Whitetail deer populations have on invasions of exotic plant species.

White-tailed Whitetail deer have many forms of communication involving sounds, scent, body language, and marking.

White-tailed Whitetail deer possess many glands that allow them to produce scents, some of which are so potent they can be detected by the human nose.

At high population densities, farmers can suffer economic damage by Whitetail deer feeding on cash crops, especially in corn and orchards.

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High densities of Whitetail deer can have severe impacts on native plants and animals in parks and natural areas; however, Whitetail deer browsing can promote plant and animal diversity in some areas.

White-tailed Whitetail deer have long been hunted as game, for pure sport and for their commodities.

Rites and rituals in preparation for Whitetail deer hunting, and in celebration for an auspicious hunt are still practiced in area today.

Venison, or Whitetail deer meat, is a natural, organic, and nutritious form of lean animal protein that can be obtained through responsible and regulated Whitetail deer hunting.

In New Zealand, the United States, and Canada, white-tailed Whitetail deer are kept as livestock, and are extensively as well as intensively farmed for their meat, antlers, and pelts.

Motor vehicle collisions with Whitetail deer are a serious problem in many parts of the animal's range, especially at night and during rutting season, causing injuries and fatalities among both Whitetail deer and humans.

White-tailed Whitetail deer serve as intermediate hosts for many diseases that infect humans through ticks, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Infected Whitetail deer can shed virus via nasal secretions and feces for five to six days and frequently engage in activities conductive to viral spread, such as sniffing food intermingled with waste, nuzzling noses, polygamy, and the sharing of salt licks.

The new COVID variant had infected a person who had close contact with local Whitetail deer, potentially marking the first instance of Whitetail deer-to-human transmission.

The white-tailed Whitetail deer is the inspiration of the professional basketball team the Milwaukee Bucks.

Climate change is affecting the white tailed Whitetail deer by changing their migration patterns and increasing their population size.

Consequently, as climate change warms up the Earth, these Whitetail deer are allowed to migrate further north which will result in the populations of the white-tailed Whitetail deer increasing.

For example, when the Whitetail deer moved north in Alberta, gray wolf populations increased.

Ticks are parasitic to white-tailed Whitetail deer transmit diseases causing irritation, anemia, and infections.