White-Tailed Deer

== Roleplays that feature this creature ==
* Plains of North America
* Welcome to the Farm!
* Domestic Life
== Other info ==
They are good swimmers and do not migrate. Female fawns will usually stay with their mother for about 2 years before they may choose to leave and live a solitary life, while male fawns will only stay with their mother for 1 year before leaving to start life on his own. Although breeding season doesn't really begin until at least October in northern ranges, stags may start fighting as early as September.
Males don't form harems like some other species of deer do, instead they may fight another stag for each individual doe they want to breed with, and will not stick around long to keep the doe from other stags afterward. Stags will usually shed their antlers by the end of February, although it's not unheard of for some to shed early or late, especially if said stag is ill or injured.
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