While they belong to the same family, reindeer and whitetail deer are two different species. Pictured here is a reindeer, or caribou, another name for the same species. ©doliux/Shutterstock.com ...

But the benefits of winter scouting extend much deeper than that. (Contributed photos) Whitetail season, even the opener of the archery season, is months away. Now is the time for ice fishing, shed ...

Whitetail deer, as are other Cervidae, are termed “short-day breeders.” What that means is their hormones and pheromones are influenced to a great degree by light and photoperiodism.

A deer has to avoid a lot of threats to its life to get old in the wild like this buck has. Patricia Neal / Maryland Department of Natural Resources The oldest wild whitetail ever documented lived to ...

Individuals who decide to bait would be required to purchase a baiting license, and possess a valid, unused deer license. (File photo) A bill recently introduced in the Michigan legislature seeks to ...

Dry weather throughout the summer and fall helped Hunt Reynolds nail down the patterns of a giant southern-Indiana whitetail. “We have a little pond in the timber, and the deer were all over ...

Shed hunting is the pursuit for antlers cast off by members of the deer (cervidae) family, including whitetail and mule ... spotting sheds is something of an art form, and there’s nothing ...

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And it has spread all across southern and central Alberta. Fifteen years ago, chronic wasting disease was rare in the province's deer populations, showing up in a small percentage of animals in a ...

Rushlo carves portraits of cowboys, American Indian chiefs, saddle makers, golfers, and other lifestyles, Christmas-themed items, and animals such as bison, bears and deer. The predominant ...

Also, deer eat a lot. Depending on the time of year, a whitetail needs to eat eight percent of its body weight in leafy greens and browse every day to stay healthy. Hunters and wildlife biologists ...