Adult size of white-tailed deer
Field Guide/Mammals/White-tailed Deer
The white-tailed deer is highly variable in size, generally following Bergmann's rule that the average size is larger.
Common Name: White-Tailed Deer. Scientific Name: Odocoileus virginianus. Type: Mammals. Diet: Herbivores. Group Name: Herd. Average life span in.
The average height of a full grown male whitetail is approximately 6 to 7 foot. The largest whitetails occur in temperate regions of the United States and Canada.
Description:Besides regulation of harvest, other techniques can be used to increase deer herd density. During the warm months of the year, the basic social unit consists of related females, their fawns and yearlings, and adult males all of which have contiguous or overlapping home ranges. The tarsal glands are found on the upper inside of the hock middle joint on each hind leg. Repeated browsing may create witches'-broom effect on saplings and shrubs. Walking, trotting, bounding, and running are the normal gaits of a white-tailed deer, which is capable of running at speeds up to 35 mph for several miles and leaping obstacles 8.
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