The white-tailed deer requires suitable food, water, shelter and space to ensure its survival.
Deer are herbivores and are very adaptable to changing foraging conditions.
Depending upon the availability, deer will eat acorns, twigs, herbaceous plants, ornamental shrubs and flowers, corn and alfalfa as well as many other available items. Water requirements are met through direct drinking and through consumption of succulent vegetation. Cover is needed to provide shelter from the elements and concealment from predators. A mixture of upland woods, brushlands, wetlands, grassy openings and agricultural land creates ideal deer habitat. When deer populations increase, they can change the habitat they live in.