From near extinction to official symbol, explore why the white-tailed deer was a natural choice as Ohio’s state animal.

White-capped mountains, wildflower meadows for miles, and lakeside beauty are iconic to New Hampshire. Its landscape is ...

White-tailed deer are an integral part of Native American culture. They were also important in the daily lives of early European settlers throughout the American Midwest, including the lands known ...

Learn why Georgia chose the white-tailed deer as its state animal, blending history, lawmaking, ecology, and everyday life.

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, ...

No state has more white-tailed deer than Texas. That makes it one of the best places in the world to observe a wild ritual known as the deer rut—the annual mating season. Each fall, bucks throw ...

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 ...

For the past several years, Arlington County has studied the impact of white-tailed deer on our forests. The findings are ...

Well, it’s not real velvet, but every year about August and September, most white-tailed buck deer have thick-appearing antlers covered with a hairy substance somewhat resembling tan velvet. I ...