Whitetail Deer are browsers feeding on twigs, leaves, shrubs, acorns, fungi, and grasses and herbs. During the summer Whitetail Deer stay by themselves although female are found with their fawns. During the winter Whitetail deer may form groups of up to 20 or more individuals. In the summer and fall males defend territories of about a mile in circumpherence. Individuals can run 35-40 miles per hour and jump up to 9 feet vertically easily getting over fences placed to keep them out.
Males compete for territories and mates in the fall.
Fawns are born in the spring, each female having on average two fawns. Fawns are gestated after four months but may stay with the female for about a year. All rights reserved.