The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals
as they now look upon the murder of men.
-- Leonardo da Vinci
The white-tailed deer or whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is a medium-sized deer native to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. The whitetail deer can be recognized by the characteristic white underside to its tail.