whitetails
Common American deer
Whitetails are white-tailed deer, the most common deer species in North America.
The name comes from the distinctive white underside of the tail, which flashes upward when the animal flees.
Hunters use the term routinely: We spotted three whitetails at the edge of the field.
Pursuing wild cervids
scrape · antlers · broadhead · tree stand · bow season · rifle season · game camera · field dressing
Antlered hoofed mammal
- ungulateMammal with hooves
- fawnYoung deer, or flatter
- herdGrazing animals together
- browseSurvey without intent
habitat · forest edge · migration · population · predation · coyotes · wolves · tick
Losing vigor progressively
- boundingMoving by leaps
- snortingNoisy nasal exhalation
- flight responseSurvival impulse to escape
- warning signalNotice of impending hazard
escape · startle · vigilance · camouflage · dawn · dusk · crepuscular · bedding
deer hunting
Pursuing wild cervids
rut · scrape · antlers · broadhead · tree stand · bow season · rifle season · game camera · field dressing · venison
deer
Antlered hoofed mammal
browse · habitat · forest edge · migration · population · predation · coyotes · wolves · tick · velvet
flagging
Losing vigor progressively
- boundingMoving by leaps
- snortingNoisy nasal exhalation
- flight responseSurvival impulse to escape
warning signal · escape · startle · vigilance · camouflage · dawn · dusk · crepuscular · bedding · yarding
whitetailsmule deer
Large-eared western cervid
blacktails · black-tailed deer · elk · moose · caribou
whitetailswolves
Wild pack canines
mountain lions · cougars · coyotes · bears · predators