Deer eat a tremendous variety of foods in the wild.
These foods are found between the ground level and about 5.5 feet high. Not all plant species of foods are as desirable or palatable to deer. Some are highly preferred, others are moderately attractive, and some are only eaten when deer are near starvation. Most wildlife biologists and deer managers agree that white-tailed deer are primarily browsers. Browse as a food category includes the leaves, twig ends, buds, and bark from small hardwood seedlings, shrubs, and woody vines.