How to Use white-tailed deer in a Sentence

white-tailed deer

noun
  • Adult cow elk are more than twice as large as adult white-tailed deer.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2020-11-29
  • Their appetite can make life tough for white-tailed deer.
    — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 2021-03-16
  • Along the way, keep your eyes peeled for glimpses of black bears and white-tailed deer.
    — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 2022-07-20
  • So, don’t delay all you white-tailed deer and bighorn sheep hunters.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 2020-08-20
  • In fact, there is an archery season for white-tailed deer in the fall.
    — Priscilla Aguirre, Chron, 2022-01-28
  • But herds of white-tailed deer did not see a work of art so much as a tasting menu.
    — Washington Post, 2021-07-07
  • And white-tailed deer are expert leapers, reaching heights of eight feet.
    — New York Times, 2022-02-07
  • And white-tailed deer are expert leapers, reaching heights of 8 feet.
    — Emily Anthes, BostonGlobe.com, 2022-02-07
  • The story and the buck are among the all-time greats in the world of white-tailed deer hunting.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2022-10-08
  • Mule and white-tailed deer are the most common cervid species in Arizona.
    — Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 2021-05-29
  • Over that stretch, necropsies have found dozens of white-tailed deer inside Burmese pythons.
    — CBS News, 2022-06-22
  • The most famous white-tailed deer wasn’t originally a white-tail.
    — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 2021-01-12
  • Fruits are eaten by songbirds, wild turkeys, quail, white-tailed deer and small mammals.
    — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 2021-04-24
  • The dance recognizes the importance of white-tailed deer.
    — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 2021-10-08
  • Researchers had previously only found the virus in white-tailed deer.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2022-03-29
  • However, the biggest threat may be migrating white-tailed deer.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 2022-02-01
  • The blaze has scorched the domain of mammals such as black bears, mule deer, white-tailed deer, javelina, bighorn sheep and some elk habitat.
    — Erin Stone, azcentral, 2020-06-22
  • Keep an eye out for alligators, otters, owls, white-tailed deer, storks, and red-bellied turtles.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 2022-09-09
  • The latest species to capture the attention of wildlife biologists are white-tailed deer.
    — Maggie Fox, CNN, 2021-11-17
  • Diet These canids are carnivores, and like to hunt and eat white-tailed deer, racoons, and small mammals like rabbits and mice.
    — National Geographic, 2019-07-27
  • Watch for snakes on the ground, but also keep an eye out for white-tailed deer, the occasional turtle or birds of prey in this area of the preserve.
    — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 2021-05-21
  • Lastly, Raupp said a boost in animals the ticks feed on, such as white-tailed deer, also help boost tick populations.
    — Kevin Ambrose, Anchorage Daily News, 2022-05-02
  • Hunting season in the area for white-tailed deer began earlier in November.
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 2021-12-01
  • There are mule deer and white-tailed deer with translucent ears at dawn, a fox in the carport, a woodpecker metronoming the mesquite tree all day, mourning doves, owls by night.
    — Anna Badkhen, Harper’s Magazine , 2022-09-28
  • Tucked in the southwest corner of North Dakota, the ranch is blanketed in a sea of knee-deep grass, shared by antelope and white-tailed deer.
    — Star Tribune, 2020-09-16
  • Up to 30% of all white-tailed deer in the northeast test positive for Covid-19 antibodies.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2021-09-13
  • In an effort to gauge impact from white-tailed deer in the city, Parma Heights is asking residents to take a survey that will be up for the next two months.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 2022-04-11
  • Think of him like the quarterback on a talented team of wildlife biologists who oversee the nation’s largest white-tailed deer herd — about 5.4 million.
    — Dallas News, 2021-08-28
  • By sifting through 14 pounds of poop excavated from the gut of a 14-foot snake, researchers could document what the snake considered a decent meal: three white-tailed deer.
    — Marion Renault, The New Republic, 2020-10-06
  • In the 1980s, shortly before I was born, my father killed a male white-tailed deer in the woods of Oklahoma, harvested his flesh, and mounted his head.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 2022-08-02

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