WHITETAIL DEER: A Year's Cycle

by Curtis K. Stadtfeld ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 21, 1975

Stadtfeld's To the Land and Back (1972) was one of the most sensitive accounts of the decline of the Heartland's small farms in recent years, and in this study of a wide-ranging species of American deer, he is again scrupulous in relevant detail, generally unsentimental in outlook. Stadtfeld follows the life cycle of this proliferating species and supplies some fascinating information along the way: the structure and puzzling functions of antlers, the various patterns of scent responses, the deer's astonishing fecundity, aggressive postures, winter bedding, etc. He outlines the problems caused by man's destruction of natural predators and the controversies concerning the handling of overpopulations of deer. In spite of this and some stodgy stretches, this is, on the whole, a good layman's view of a popular animal.

Pub Date: Feb. 21, 1975

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dial

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1975

Categories: NONFICTION