The whitetail deer, or scientifically known as Odocoileus virginianus, is one of the most known animals in America. They are found just about everywhere in the United States and can also be found in Canada, Mexico, and Central America. Because they are found all over, deer hunting has become a major sport and in the U.S. People hunt them for food and also for the challenge of getting the "big buck." Whitetails usually grow to three and a half foot tall and weigh 50 to 400 pounds depending on whether it is male or female. The deer reaches...
in the very rare cases four. The life expectancy for whitetails is fifteen to twenty years, and during her first fourteen years a doe could have thirty-one fawns.

Whitetail deer are some of the most abundant mammals in North America, and they go back almost 2.5 million years. They were in large numbers until the mid 1800"s when the popularity of deer hides and meat caused over half of the population to be killed. But, now due to new laws and better wildlife protection the number has been rising, and the number is expected to get even larger.