A pair of White-tailed deer grazing in a meadow in the vilalge of St. Andrew’s by the Sea, New Brunswick, Canada (Getty Images) As a historical ecologist and environmental archaeologist, I have ...

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 ...

White-tailed deer babies are born in May or June. They only weigh around 6-8 pounds at birth, which is the same size as most human babies. However, they quickly put on weight, reaching around 10 ...

A pair of White-tailed deer grazing in a meadow in the vilalge of St. Andrew’s by the Sea, New Brunswick, Canada (Getty Images) As a historical ecologist and environmental archaeologist, I have ...

A pair of White-tailed deer grazing in a meadow in the vilalge of St. Andrew’s by the Sea, New Brunswick, Canada (Getty Images) As a historical ecologist and environmental archaeologist, I have ...

A pair of White-tailed deer grazing in a meadow in the vilalge of St. Andrew’s by the Sea, New Brunswick, Canada (Getty Images) As a historical ecologist and environmental archaeologist, I have ...

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

A pair of White-tailed deer grazing in a meadow in the vilalge of St. Andrew’s by the Sea, New Brunswick, Canada (Getty Images) As a historical ecologist and environmental archaeologist, I have ...

A pair of White-tailed deer grazing in a meadow in the vilalge of St. Andrew’s by the Sea, New Brunswick, Canada (Getty Images) As a historical ecologist and environmental archaeologist, I have ...