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Female deer sounds8/15/2023 ![]() Fawns are weaned at 8 to 10 weeks old but begin to graze before this time. They usually have only one fawn the first year, but may have twins or triplets in following years if food is plentiful. Does give birth after about 6.5 months (between May and June). Bucks fight each other by clashing antlers to determine who can mate with a particular female. Most deer begin mating around 18 months old, although some females mate as young as 7 months old. Mating occurs during rutting season, which extends from late September to February, with a peak in November. Your browser does not support the audio element. Whistles or snorts of disturbed white-tailed deer are the most commonly heard sounds. Injured deer utter a startlingly loud "blatt" or bawl. These vocalizations, along with other sounds and postures, are used for communication. White-tailed deer produce several types of vocalizations such as grunts, wheezes, and bleats. Bobcats, wolves and coyotes used to be major predators but populations of these carnivores have fallen significantly. Humans are the white-tailed deer’s only major predator. In winter, it feeds on woody vegetation such as bark, twigs and buds of hardwood and pine trees. In autumn, it feeds on nuts, acorns and crops such as corn and soybeans. In spring and summer, it feeds on green plants such as leaves and aquatic vegetation, and fruit such as apples and berries. The white-tailed deer eats fruits and vegetation that are available to them each season. Females (does) are about one-third smaller. Males grow to 5 feet in length and 3.5 feet tall at the shoulders, and can weigh 50 to 300 pounds. Males (bucks) have antlers that they shed in late winter and grow out in spring. Young (called fawns) have a reddish coat with white spots on the back. The white-tailed deer has a reddish-brown coat that turns grayish-brown in the winter. ![]()
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