Well, it’s not real velvet, but every year about August and September, most white-tailed buck deer have thick-appearing antlers covered with a hairy substance somewhat resembling tan velvet. I ...

White-tailed deer in North America are back to their precolonial population levels. John Woodhouse Audubon/Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images Given their abundance in American backyards, ...

Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that white-tailed deer were nearly extinct about a century ago. While they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. White-tailed deer in North America are back to their precolonial population levels. John Woodhouse Audubon/Heritage Images/Hulton ...