White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Size: About 3 ft. (90 cm) high at the shoulder. Weighs 150 to 225 lb. (68 to 102 kg). Generally smaller than mule deer and bigger than black-tailed deer. Distribution in North America: Found across most of North America, except in northern Canada and far west United States.
	Tracks front: 2" x 3 1/2"   hind: 2" x 3"

Habitat:

• Forests, swamps and the open brushy areas nearby.
• Prefers valley bottoms and farmland. Often found along streams and rivers.

Notes:

• Whitetail does (females) are about the same size as mule deer does.
• Mature bucks (males) stand about the same height as mule deer (but typically weigh less).
• Antlers have a main beam with unbranched tines coming off (unlike mule deer which have antlers that grow in forked pairs).
• Wide brown tail covers white rump until startled; then animal runs with tail, which is white underneath, held high and waving from side to side (called "flagging") and white rump patch exposed.
• Small ears, unlike mule deer.
• Very wary and secretive. When startled, will gallop with undulating leaps.

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