Deer Ecology

  • Physical Description
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  • Behavior
  • Food Habits
  • Mortality & Longevity
  • Deer Signs
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Deer Management by the Numbers

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Management

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  • How Deer Are Managed
  • Hunting
  • Landowner’s Role
  • Control Damage
  • Research
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White-tailed Deer Illinois
  • Deer Ecology
    • Physical Description
    • Reproduction
    • Behavior
    • Food Habits
    • Mortality & Longevity
    • Deer Signs
    • Diseases
    • Habitat
  • Deer Management by the Numbers
    • Interactive Harvest Data
    • Deer Management Statistics
  • Management
    • Why Manage?
    • How Deer Are Managed
    • Hunting
    • Landowner’s Role
    • Control Damage
    • Research
    • Wildlife Laws
    • History of Management

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Topic Areas

Deer Ecology

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

Deer Management by the Numbers

  • Interactive Harvest Data
  • Deer Management Statistics

Management

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