Deer ~ Black-tailed

Black-tailed deer live in the forest near dense low-lying shrubs. They feed in the edge areas, on fresh green leaves, twigs, lower branches of trees and various grasses. They also like blackberry and rasberry vines, grapes, mistletoe, mushrooms and ferns. Their main predators are mountain lions, cougars, eagles, wolves, bobcats and occasionally coyotes. Black-tailed deer live 22 years in captivity and around 10 years in the wild. male deer grow a new pair of antlers each summer.