A doe and her nearly grown fawns. With mom’s help, these two young White-tailed Deer have successfully survived their first winter! Observation Details County – Denton City – The Colony Date – Apr 12, 2010 Time of Day – Evening Temperature – Cool (50-69°F/10-21°C) Weather – Clear Habitat – Agricultural-Pasture Type of Behavior – Care
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There are four White-tailed Deer in these photographs taken near Schiff Lake in The Colony, Texas. There are two deer in the foreground and two in the background. Carefully comparing the photographs below will help you to locate all four deer. Observation Details County – Denton City – The Colony Date – Jan 19, 2010
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Once it was established that there are deer living in Arbor Hills Nature Preserve, I began to wonder where else in Plano they might be. Looking over Google Maps of the area, I discovered that there may be a viable wildlife corridor between Arbor Hills and the roughly 200 wooded acres on the Frito-Lay campus
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White-tailed Deer near Schiff Lake in The Colony, Texas. Observation Details County – Denton City – The Colony Date – Dec 24, 2009 Time of Day – Morning Temperature – Cold (less than 50°F/10°C) Weather – Cloudy Habitat – Agricultural-Pasture Type of Behavior – Roaming Gender – Mixed Maturity – Mixed Observer – Chris Jackson
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A white-tailed Deer next to flooded Indian Creek in The Colony, Texas. Observation Details County – Denton City – The Colony Date – Dec 6, 2009 Time of Day – Afternoon Temperature – Cold (less than 50°F/10°C) Weather – Cloudy Habitat – Agricultural-Pasture Type of Behavior – Roaming Gender – Female Maturity – Adult Observer
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I saw a lot of White-tailed Deer at the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area today. At least five different deer. I was exploring in a new area for me. I had gotten off the beaten path a bit and was making my way down an isolated dirt trail. About 200 yards/meters along the way I
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From now until mid-December it’s deer mating season and bucks chasing does have no regard for traffic. See the News account below: NBCDFW.com – Deer Collisions Bring Attention to Road Safety
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We encountered a number of White-tailed Deer while exploring in the Trinity River Greenbelt Riverbend Preserve. All were found moving along the trails on top of the levy. The deer were spending their time causally browsing in the tall grass, and did not seem overly concerned about our presence. When we would get a little
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For years now I have been recording photographs of White-tailed Deer in the undeveloped lands adjacent to Plano’s wonderful Arbor Hills Nature Preserve. This is the first specimen I have ever photographed INSIDE the boundaries of the park. These pictures were taken very close to the 0.4 mile marker on the Outer Loop Trail in
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White-tailed Deer videoed with a Scouting Camera in Grand Park, Frisco, Texas. The deer in the first video were recorded on the east side of the park. Watch toward the end of this video as a doe seems to be engaged in some kind of defensive behavior against an unseen antagonist. Her repeated hoof stomps
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I had only taken a few step into Grand Park in Frisco, Texas when I discovered the first signs of White-tailed Deer on the property. A few droppings here and a few tracks there told me right away that there was a small herd of deer living in this 275 acre undeveloped park. I had
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