Hi hunters! The opening day for rifle hunters is nearly here. Do you think you know a lot about whitetails?

Here's a quiz which may help you learn something new about our most popular big game animal.QUESTIONS1. Which are the only five states in the U.S. where the whitetail doesn't live?2. Which state has the highest population of whitetails?3 How much did the heaviest whitetail ever taken weigh?4. How rare is it for a female doe to have antlers?5. Can you consider a mushroom safe to eat if you've seen a deer eat one?6. Are bucks in rut affected by the temperature?7. Where is the whitetail deer the "National Animal"?8. The whitetail is the state animal of nine states in the U.S. Can you name five of them?9. Where in the United States can you find a concentration of white whitetails (not albinos)?10. Which deer gland does not function in fawns: tarsal, preorbital, metatarsal, interdigital?11. Whitetails aren't found on two continents. What are they?12. Beginning with one mating pair, buck and doe, if all offspring survived, how many deer would there be in seven years?13. Why do deer stamp their feet when they're alarmed?14. How high is the average browse line in the forest for deer?15. Which of these animals would win a sprint race?16. How long can a whitetail doe in heat be bred by a buck?17. True or false - a whitetail doe will not have twins until the second time she is bred.18. How fast can antlers grow?19. When do bucks reach their optimum antler growth?20. What are the two biggest factors that contribute to antler size?ANSWERS1. Nevada, Utah, California, Hawaii, Alaska.2. Texas.3. Just over 500 pounds, live weight, Minnesota.4. One in 10,000 doe has antlers.5. Because of their four-chamber stomachs, deer can safely eat mushrooms poisonous to us.6. Yes, when the temperature is above 40 degrees, buck travel in the rut is greatly reduced.7. The whitetail is the National Animal of Honduras.8. The whitetail is the state animal of Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, South Carolina and Wisconsin.9. The country's largest concentration of white whitetails is at Seneca Army Depot, Romulus, NY.10. To help keep them safe, the interdigital gland, between the hooves, does not function until fawns are about two weeks old, making them harder for predators to track.11. Australia and Antarctica.12. 35.13. The stamp sends a ground vibration which can be felt by other deer at long distances.14. Four to six feet high.15. The cheetah is the fastest land animal with speeds up to 70 mph. Racehorses, whitetails and black bear have about the same top speed, about 35 mph. Whitetails can swim 13 mph, and often take to water to escape predators.16. 30 hours.17. True. Doe normally have one fawn the first time they give birth.18. Antlers can grow ½ inch per day.19. Bucks have their largest antlers at five to six years of age.20. Genetics and nutrition.