ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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Deer Ecology

Physical Description
Reproduction
Behavior
Food Habits
Mortality & Longevity
Deer Signs
Diseases
Habitat

Management

Why Manage?
How Deer Are Managed
Hunting
Landowner’s Role
Control Damage
Research
Wildlife Laws
History of Management

By the Numbers

Interactive Harvest Data
Deer Management Statistics

White-tailed Deer Illinois

Deer Ecology
Management
By the Numbers
- Interactive Harvest Data
- Deer Management Statistics

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Topic Areas

Deer Ecology

Physical Description
Reproduction
Behavior
Food Habits
Mortality & Longevity
Deer Signs
Diseases
Habitat

Management

Why Manage?
How Deer Are Managed
Hunting
Landowner’s Role
Control Damage
Research
Wildlife Laws
History of Management

By the Numbers

Interactive Harvest Data
Deer Management Statistics

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