Precolonial rise of deer populations White-tailed deer have been hunted from the earliest migrations of people into North America, over 15,000 years ago.

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.

Precolonial rise of deer populations White-tailed deer have been hunted from the earliest migrations of people into North America, over 15,000 years ago.