White-tailed Deer Glands: A head-to-toe inventory

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Publication
Date of Publication
February 26, 2025
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Overview

Learn how white-tailed deer use scent to communicate! Our free factsheet teaches you about the seven white-tailed deer glands. You’ll learn each of their names, locations, and their role in deer communication. Download your free factsheet today!

Publication Information

Scent is the language of the white-tailed deer.

Want to learn how to speak it?

Our free factsheet, 'White-Tailed Deer Glands: A Head-to-Toe Inventory' teaches you how.

What you'll learn:

  • The names and locations of all seven white-tailed deer glands.
  • Detailed descriptions of each gland and its role in deer behavior.
  • How the Jacobson's Organ allows deer to "read" their environment through scent.

Download your free factsheet today!

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