Quick Take In 2015, the white-tailed deer was designated the official state mammal of Georgia. Deer hunting generates ...

(The Conversation) – Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that white-tailed deer were nearly extinct about a century ago ...

Ohio’s white-tailed deer might seem like an obvious state symbol, but that familiarity is exactly why it works. Few animals ...

Deer are an important part of Indiana woodlands and represent a true conservation success story. Many Hoosiers spent time in the woods pursuing deer during hunting season or marveling at them during ...

Choosing a mammal to represent a state can be difficult. Strong reasons for selection may relate to the animal’s majesty, the ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...