Deer The white-tailed deer is Minnesota's most popular wildlife species. Each year, roughly 500,000 hunters pursue this elusive big game animal and harvest roughly 125,000.
Deer are amazing creatures.
Adult female white-tailed deer weigh about 145 pounds, males 170. The heaviest whitetail ever recorded in the United States was a 500-pound Minnesota buck. This survey was done in 1989. The results are likely comparable to recent hunting seasons. All rights reserved.