The northern white tail is the largest of this group. Amature buck will stand 33 inches to 36 inches from theground to the top of the shoulders. He will average 175 to225 pounds. The northern branch of this family is distin-guished by its gray color. They are found in Minnesota, Wis-consin, Michigan and the southern part of the Dominion ofCanada.
The eastern representatives of this family are distributedthroughout the Appalachian chain, the piedmont and tide-water country. They, of course, were first seen by the Raleighand Jamestown colonists, hence the name, Virginia white tail.
A mature buck will stand from 31 to 33 inches from theground to the top of the shoulders; the doe are somewhat
