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GAME ANIMALS
WHITE-TAILED DEER
Description: A small- to medium-hoofed mammal with reddish
brown to blue-gray or tan colorings; underside of tail is white and
produces a white "flag' and rump when raised. Antlers on male
consist mainly of main beam with tines growing from it.
Range: Texas has the most white-tailed deer of any state at over
four million. The Texas "Hill Country" (Edwards Plateau) is per-
haps the most densely populated area of white-tailed deer in the
country. West Texas and the Panhandle are the only areas which
are spotty with whitetails.
Habitat/Habits: Lives in forests, swamps, open brushy areas,
foothills plains and river bottoms; herbivorous -- eats forbs,
browse, twigs, shrubs, acorns (mast), fungi and some grasses in
season; limited movement (rarely more than one to two miles);
lives to 16 years in wild; male is polygamous (breeds more than
one female); "rut" starts in October through December; spotted
twin fawns are normal.
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Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department. Texas Wildlife Identification Guide, book, April 2020; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1364286/m1/5/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.