Name for male, female, and young
Buck, Doe, FawnFemale adult weight
110 lbs 
Male adult weight
129 lbs
Neonate weight
8 lbs
Young to adult size ratio
1:14
Male to female size ratio
1.17:1
Age range
15.5
Geriatric age
12
Weapons
Horns
Average number of offspring
2
Max number of offspring
3
Length of gestation
250 days
Timing of parturition (i.e., birth)
Late May to early June
Age of first reproduction
Typically 1
Timing of rut
Mid to late September
Social or solitary
Hider or follower
Harem holder or tending bond
Browser or grazer
Primary summer food
Sagebrush spp. (primarily Artemisia tridentata; big sagebrush); ballhead sandwort (Arenaria congesta); evening primrose (Oenothera caespitosa
Primary winter food
Sagebrush spp. (primarily Artemisia tridentata; big sagebrush); rabbitbrush spp. (Chrysothamnus or Ericameria species)
Migration strategy
Mixed bag: migratory, resident, or nomadic
Primary predator
Coyote, mountain lion
Common disease(s)
Adenovirus hemorrhagic disease (AHD), epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD)
Winter habitat
Sagebrush-steppe
Summer habitat
Sagebrush-steppe
Icon credits: DNA by LAFS from the Noun Project, Food Chain by James Keane from the Noun Project
Plant pictures: Ballhead sandwort by Mark Turner, Rubber rabbitbrush from Project Noah, Evening primrose downloaded from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oenothera_caespitosa_var_marginata_3.jpg