In all of nature, there may not be another creature as majestic, swift, or as graceful as the Whitetail Deer.

Whitetail Deer are the most common of all American large land mammals. Females, or "does," range in weight from 75 to 200 pounds while males, or "bucks," range from 100 to 300 pounds. Adult Whitetail vary in color from reddish brown in summer to grayish brown in winter. They have patches of white fur around their eyes, muzzle and throat, on their underbelly, and (most notably) under their tail. When a Whitetail is startled, it will quickly raise its tail exposing the white underside as a warning signal to other deer. This instinct is what earned the Whitetail its name.

Whitetails are timid animals, using their keen sense of smell and acute hearing to avoid potential danger. Whitetail Deer tend to be most active during dawn and at dusk. They have relatively small home ranges, usually only a square mile or less. Whitetails gather into same-sex groups to graze throughout the summer. Bucks will use this time to prepare for mating which begins in early September. During this time bucks will fight each other to claim the right to mate with does in the area.

Whitetail does are very protective of their newborn fawns, only leaving them for short intervals to graze for food. When the mother is absent the fawn will lay motionless on the forest floor, camouflaged from predators. In general, during her first year of breeding, a female Whitetail will give birth to just one fawn. She will then have twin fawns for each remaining mating season.