White tail Deer

Science Concept & Application

White-tailed deer are one of Missouri’s most valuable natural resources. An understanding of their ecology and seasonal habitat needs is the first step toward implementing management techniques that successfully meet your particular objects. By studying White-tailed deer we can further understand the way they live to make our lives easier and more efficient. 

​White-tailed deer are interesting to study and to learn about. Lots of people, including me, like to hunt deer. I have killed one deer in my life. Male deer are called a buck. Female deer are called doe. Their children are called fawns. People hunt deer because they taste good. 

In the spring a buck will shed its antlers and they will regrow up to a quarter inch a day. White-tailed deer are excellent swimmers. They aren't afraid to go through a pond or lake for some food or new habitat. White-tailed deer are considered the Olympians of the forest. A deer can jump about 8 feet high. They can run 30 to 35 miles per hour. A good ten-point buck will be around 3 years old. ​

Career

The study of a white-tailed deer is called a big game biologist. These biologists have programs that specialize in white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, and pronghorn. The average deer biologists make up to 51,000 a year. There are lots of regulations for certain things you can do around deer.

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Scientist

Grant R. Woods was born in 1961. He is an American biologist specializing in white tailed deer. Grant is associated in land management that increases deer populations, primarily for hunting purposes. Grant made about $50,000 a year and is appreciated for his work.