1. Whitetail Deer ● By: Jacob Calhoon

2. Deer Info ● White tailed deer are smallest member of the deer family ● Found in all of North America ● Antler size very by age

3. Deer Coats ● Reddish brown coat in the summer ● Grayish brown coat in the winter ● Change to different types of deer

4. Buck's and Doe's ● Buck's have antler's ● Doe's do not ● Baby deer are called fawn's ● Doe's are smaller

5. Nourished Buck's ● Sprout new and bigger racks each April ● Antlers can grow ½ “ every day ● They have more muscles ● More meat

6. Habitat ● In the woods ● Close to creeks or streams ● Close to grain fields

7. Diet ● They eat a variety ● Leaves,nuts,Grain ● Berries, Fresh water supply ● Alfalfa,corn,beans and Milo

8. Buck's Antlers ● Velvet ● Typical ● Non-typical

9. Hunting Weapons ● Shotgun ● Rifle ● Bow ● Crossbow

10. Doe's ● Very protective ● Can have 3 fawns a year ● Do not have antlers

11. Fawns ● Will leave parents after a year or longer ● Can run with in a few hours of birth ● Weigh up to 25-50 lbs.

12. Populations ● 1900 only 500,000 ● Present day 20 million ● Over 7 million killed a year

13. How to tell Whitetails and other deer apart ● White tail ● White stomach ● Smallest in the deer family ● All over America

14. Activity ● Sunrise ● Sunset ● Warmfront or Coldfronts

15. Behavior ● Hazardous to humans ● Frightened easily ● Aggressive to other deer

16. Weight ● Mature Buck's150 to 300 lbs. ● Non-mature 125 to 175 lbs. ● Doe's 100 to 200 lbs. ● Fawn's 50 to 100 lbs.

17. Illinois Deer ● State Mammal ● Jump 8ft ● Illegal to feed deer

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19. Sourc e http://www.norcrossws.org/Animals/ Deer%20information.htm