The deer feeders are a father and son who have set out food for decades to help the animals survive the harsh Maine winter.

A three-generation family in Maine set up a camera to capture their deer-feeding station. Thousands watch online as hundreds of white-tailed deer enjoy the food at Brownville's Food Pantry for Deer.

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During the breeding season, white-tailed deer might use their eyes and noses to navigate signs—forehead secretions on trees ...

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, ...

White-tailed deer are among the most abundant big game animals in North America. They are practically everywhere, found in widespread distribution across the continent, with their numbers only growing ...

But what happened to white-tailed deer? What drove them nearly to extinction, and then what brought them back from the brink?

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 ...