Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Names and Faces -- Names and Visual Description -- Related Species in North America -- Subspecies of Whitetail Deer -- Physical Characteristics -- Issues and Whitetails: Key Deer Face Multiple Risks,Many of Them Man-Made -- Antlers and Antler Development -- CHAPTER 2 R ange and Habitat -- North American Range-Historic -- North American Range-Current -- Whitetail Deer Habitat -- Issues and Whitetails: Urban Habitats-Possibilities and Perils -- CHAPTER 3 Nutritional Requirementsand Forage -- Nutritional Requirements -- Digestion -- Food Sources -- Issues and Whitetails: Killed by Compassion -- Migration -- CHAPTER 4 Abilities and Behavior -- Physical Abilities -- Vocal and Visual Communication -- Herd Behavior -- Issues and Whitetails: What to Make of a Waving White Tail? -- CHAPTER 5 Reproduction and Young -- The Mating Season -- Pregnancy and Gestation -- Birth -- Nurturing Fawns to Adulthood -- Issues and Whitetails: Let Them Lie -- CHAPTER 6 Whitetail Deer and Other Animals -- Whitetails and Other Ungulates -- Whitetails and Predators -- Parasites and Diseases -- CHAPTER 7 Whitetails and Humans -- Whitetails and American Indians -- Whitetails and European Settlers -- Whitetails and Us -- Issues and WhitetailsDeer Damage -- Index -- About the Author.
Whitetail Deer presents readers with substantive yet easily digestible information on this medium-size animal. Where do they live? How do they communicate? This book contains all the information you need to become familiar with these fascinating animals. Accompanied by numerous full-color photos of whitetail deer in their natural habitat, this handy field guide makes an excellent take-home souvenir and reference for anybody interested in whitetail deer.