The Whitetail Deer
By: Austin Hooker
History
Adrenaline Rush
Your heart starts to pump when you see a big buck
Trail Cameras
Trail cameras are essential to see what kind deer are on your property
The Rut
The mating season for deer
Habitat
Birth
Fall and Rut
Adult whitetails have reddish brown coats in summer which fade to a duller grayish-brown in winter. Male deer called bucks, are easily recognizable in the summer and fall by their set of antlers which are grown annually and fall off in the winter. Bucks grow antlers, which hold a number of sharp points. During the mating season, also called the rut, bucks fight over territory by using their antlers (National Geographic 2). Rut is caused by rising testosterone levels in whitetail bucks, and when does begin to come into estrous (Grossman 8). When testosterone levels run high, bucks become much less tolerant of one another, and any sign of another buck can be all it takes to make a mature deer defend his territory (Grossman 10).
Diseases
Work Cited
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