The whitetail deer, one of Missouri’s best known wild animals, was once nearly extinct in the state of Missouri. Hollis Crawford, a former Missouri Department of Conservation employee and current professor at Truman State University, tells the story of the whitetail’s return.
Don’t fear,
To learn more
About deer.
Click here to learn more about: Hollis Crawford’s interview in the Truman Index. M.D.C.’s history of whitetail deer in Missouri. Wild turkeys in Missouri. Bison in Missouri. Otters in Missouri.
See also: “The Wild Mammals of Missouri.” Charles W. Schwartz and Elizabeth R. Schwartz. University of Missouri Press and Missouri Department of Conservation. 1981.
Posted by Michelle on December 27, 2010 at 11:59 pm
Thanks for keeping this going while I was away.
This is AWESOME!!! Such a pleasant surprise to log on today and see that this project wasn’t abandoned.
DD