Another exaggeration in the snow that may fool us is the way the size of a deer track is affected by the speed of the animal when it left it. The faster a whitetail moves, the larger the track.

After Wisconsin hunter Jim Jordan shot a 200-plus-inch buck in 1914, his taxidermist vanished — along with the massive ...

Deer, meanwhile, particularly up north, often also seek warmth and snow protection in pine, cedar, balsam and other conifer stands. Escape possibilities from wolves also are enhanced in these ...

White-tailed deer and the science of yellow snow Date: June 4, 2013 Source: Michigan Technological University Summary: New research from wildlife ecologists indicates that white-tailed deer may be ...

Across much of Minnesota, whitetail deer populations have been stable or rising in recent years, with hunters shooting about the same number of deer and opportunities for doe permits common, even ...

A whitetail deer caught on trail camera in northeastern Minnesota on Jan. 5. The temp was 5 degrees below zero and the snow was nearly to her belly. In many parts of the north, deer are struggling ...

The Tower area, Deer Permit Area 176, finished with a WSI of 166 last winter (the long-term average is 115) with 114 days of 15 or more inches of snow on the ground. For many weeks there were 30 ...

The worst winters for deer are those with deep snow on the ground well into March and April, when a whitetail’s fat reserves are already used up. “So much depends on what happens from now on ...

Deep snow on the ground for several months in Northeastern Minnesota will push the region's deer herd to the limit. Show Search. Clear Search Query Submit Search.

Now picture what walking in that snow would be like if you were a whitetail deer, with a hard, pointed front hoof that is maybe 3x2 inches for a big deer. That’s 6 square inches of surface area times ...

In mild conditions but with no snow, hunters registered 89,203 white-tailed deer over the opening weekend of the 2024 Wisconsin nine-day gun deer hunting season, a 2% decrease from last year and 5 ...