The first part of the common name refers to the 6-11 inches, bushy tail which the animal erects when disturbed, displaying the white hairs of the outer edge and under surface. Long, slender legs - ...

As the forest changes, the deer change their trails. If a big tree falls, the deer travel around it. They don’t usually go ...

The late winter deer harvest benefits other forest scavengers. Tiny mice and chickadees, foxes and fishers, as well as bobcats and eagles claim their share of the late winter deer harvest.

Mixed and mature deciduous forest with sparse ground cover harbor the ... In spite of autumn fat deposition and food hoarding, winter starvation is a chief cause of mortality. The deer mouse is ...

Shed hunters are often big game hunters themselves, and responsible ones recognize that not pressuring deer and elk in winter is not only the respectful thing to do, it also increases that herd’s ...