The average weight of a female is about 155 lb (maximum, 218 lb). The range is from southern Canada to Panama except for parts of the western and southwestern U.S. The white-tailed deer was uncommon ...

If left unchecked, both overabundant white-tailed deer populations and invasive shrubs like Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera ...

Despite the harsh conditions, these combined adaptations and behaviors enable Michigan's white-tailed deer to endure winter's challenges and emerge ready for the spring.

Traditionally ungulates were considered even or odd-toed hoofed animals, however, as genetics demonstrated new relationships between species, the number of animals who qualify as ungulates expanded.

CWD is a neurological disease that is fatal to white tailed deer and other similar species like mule deer, elk and moose.

Ohio hunters have discovered 24 white-tailed deer infected with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), also known as 'zombie disease', across five counties. The disease, caused by misfolded prions ...

CWD is a neurodegenerative disease of white-tailed deer and other members of the Cervidae family. It is caused by a prion, an infectious, misfolded protein particle, and is 100% fatal in affected ...