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White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Description:

White-tailed deer vary in size across their range with the smallest subspecies living in southern Florida and ranging to animals that on the average are twice that size in the northern part of their range. Average sized deer in Minnesota weigh 180 lbs. or more. They are reddish brown in the summer and tend toward gray/brown in the winter. Males are larger than females and have antlers that are shed and regrown annually.

Habitat:

White-tailed deer have a wide range across much of the US and Canada, in a number of different habitats. They tend to avoid large open areas and are most often found in brushy forests and along tree-lined rivers in grasslands. Increasing numbers are found in suburban parks and mature wooded yards.

Notes:

I found these two bucks following a herd of fawns and does. I always enjoy watching deer and these two bucks hung around in the area for about two hours, sometimes venturing quite close.

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Gordon Dietzman
Spotted by
Gordon Dietzman

Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Sep 18, 2012
Submitted on Sep 18, 2012

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