The white-tailed deer is tan or brown in the summer and grayish brown in winter. The male has antlers. Males can weigh 300 pounds and females can weigh 200 pounds.

The white-tailed deer is a plant eater. It feeds in the early morning hours and in the late afternoon. It eats green plants in the spring and summer. In the fall, it eats corn, acorns and other nuts. In the winter, it eats the buds and twigs of woody plants.

The white-tailed deer can be found in southern Canada and most of the United States, except for the Southwest, Alaska and Hawaii.

The white-tailed deer lives in wooded areas.

People and dogs are the main predator of deer.

When a white-tailed deer is scared it may stomp its hooves and snort. It may also "flag" or raise its tail and show its white underside.