You may want to think twice before feeding white-tailed deer in the winter. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, it is actually illegal to intentionally feed wi… ...

During the winter the deer primarily feed on woody and evergreen vegetation, better known as woody browse for their daily nutritional and metabolic needs.

While most people who feed deer are well-intentioned, they may not realize that there are a number of negative consequences to their actions, officials said.

Experts share why feeding deer in the winter does more harm than good.

But have we? Before I get into the science of feeding deer corn during the winter, I thought I should be upfront in my opinion on baiting wildlife and supplemental feeding mainly for hunting purposes.

So many people feed deer in the North Country during winter that wildlife biologists say all deer get some commercial feed in their diets.

We were discussing the onset of winter and human-wildlife interactions in one of my classes and the topic of whether to feed animals in winter came up - in particular feeding deer.

Bergeron said other negative consequences associated with winter feeding of deer can include an increased likelihood of vehicle collisions, over-browsing of local vegetation, increased risk of ...

You may want to think twice before feeding white-tailed deer in the winter. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, it is actually illegal to intentionally feed wi… ...

Experts share why feeding deer in the winter does more harm than good.

We were discussing the onset of winter and human-wildlife interactions in one of my classes and the topic of whether to feed animals in winter came up - in particular feeding deer.