The white-tailed deer became Mississippi’s official state land mammal in 1974, but its connection to the state reaches far beyond a legislative vote. The species reflects a long history of recovery ...

White-tailed deer are among the most abundant big game animals in North America. They are practically everywhere, found in widespread distribution across the continent, with their numbers only growing ...

White-tailed deer hunting season in Mississippi has been extended for some hunters. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said for this season only, the hunting period will be ...

The Department of Natural Resources on Feb. 25 summarized the 2025 Wisconsin deer hunting seasons, including a 7% higher ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: This article was written by Elic Weitzel, Peter Buck Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Smithsonian Institution. (The Conversation) – Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and ...

This near-disappearance of deer was much discussed at the time. In 1854, Henry David Thoreau had written that no deer had been hunted near Concord, Massachusetts, for a generation. In his famous ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This near-disappearance of deer was much ...