Naturalist, John Bates, explains how white-tailed deer survive extremely cold temperatures. “The winter we’ve been having so far is ‘normal,’” said Bates. “We’re actually getting cold weather, which ...

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The white-tailed deer is one of the most abundant deer in the United States. Native to all but a handful of states, it has also become a conservation success story after the white-tailed deer was ...

Arkansas has a population of 1 million white-tailed deer. The signature of Jim Guy Tucker on Act 892 created a permanent paradox with the state’s hunting economy. The official state mammal remains ...

Choosing a mammal to represent a state can be difficult. Strong reasons for selection may relate to the animal’s majesty, the strength it exudes, or the state’s history with the species. Some places ...

The deer were out there. The crisp tracks in the snow made that clear. Three hours into our hunt through the frigid New Hampshire woods, Ryan Calsbeek, a rangy 51-year-old biology professor at ...

As temperatures drop in Washington state, you might notice more deer gathering near gardens, yards, parks and even golf courses. The graceful, antlered animals are likely searching for something to ...

CONCORDIA PARISH (KTVE/KARD) — On January 7, 2026, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a hunter-harvested white-tailed buck from Richard K.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Louisiana man who hunts in Mississippi didn't see snow on Christmas Day. That's understandable because snow on Christmas is a ...

A Louisiana man's trail camera captured a rare, all-white buck in Southwest Mississippi on Christmas Day. The deer is believed to have leucism, a genetic condition causing partial loss of pigmentation ...