deer anatomy

Bucks, Does, and Dewclaws: Clearing Up One of Hunting’s Biggest Myths

Dec 3, 2025 Lindsay Thomas Jr.

At NDA, we frequently share emerging science that sometimes shatters old beliefs about deer, so we’re accustomed to hearing from skeptical hunters who are reluctant to let go of time-honored ideas. Lots of hunters have…

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Why Do Deer Raise Their Tails When They Run?

Oct 22, 2025 Matt Ross

Have you ever witnessed a deer raising its tail at you while it speedily ran away? Some believe it’s the deer version of flipping the bird, and to be honest it kind of feels that…

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Five Rules for Recovering Liver-Shot Deer

Oct 5, 2016 Jeremy Juhasz

I settled into my stand with favorable weather conditions and plenty of optimism for an early season September bowhunt in the rolling hills of Eastern Ohio. As the sun dipped below the horizon, I heard…

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Deer With Upper Canines

Jan 21, 2016 Kip Adams

In December 2015, Brad Wiley – who is a committee member with NDA’s Upper Hudson River Valley Branch in New York – killed a big 4½-year-old buck on the Otter Creek QDM Cooperative, of which he is a member. In this…

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