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 ...

Illinois Department of Natural Resources officials say they have detected chronic wasting disease in deer populations in four additional counties.

LDWF has reported a confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease in a hunter-harvested white-tailed buck in Catahoula Parish, marking the first positive outside of Tensas Parish and bringing the total ...

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

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 ...