To purchase via mail by check or money order, click HERE for instructions. Whitetails are closely related to the black-tailed and mule deer, the latter thought to have evolved from the hybridization between whitetails and blacktails thousands of years ago. They are well adapted to life in the North American woods since they are able to eat a wide range of foods and can survive in many types of habitat. They range from southern Canada down through South America. In the United States there are seventeen subspecies of white-tailed deer, ranging from the diminutive Key deer of southern Florida weighing only 80 pounds, to the Northern Woodland whitetails in places like Minnesota that regularly achieve 300 pounds in weight.
Whitetails breed once a year, with the mating season taking place in autumn.
The timing of the rut is critical. May. Whitetails are considered prolific breeders, and frequently give birth to twins. Bucks grow new antlers each year. Antlers denote status in the whitetail population, and are used in sparring with other males when competing for mates. The whole process begins again then the next spring.