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• Deer — This article is about the ruminant animal. For other uses, see Deer (disambiguation). Fawn and Stag redirect here. For other uses, see Fawn (disambiguation) and Stag (disambiguation). Deer Temporal range: Early Oligocene–Recent …   Wikipedia

• Deer stalking — For the hat associated with the sport, see Deerstalker. See also: Deer hunting Deer stalking is a British term for the stealthy pursuit of deer for sporting purposes, historically with dogs such as Scottish Deerhounds, or in modern times… …   Wikipedia

• Deer hunting — Theodore Roosevelt in 1885 with his highly decorated deer skin hunting suit, and Tiffany carved hunting knife and rifle. See also: Deer stalking Main article: Hunting Deer hunting is survival hunting or sport hunting, harvesting …   Wikipedia

• Deer of Ireland — There are three species of deer living wild in Ireland today, namely Red Deer, Fallow Deer, and the Sika Deer.[1] Red deer have been in Ireland since the end of the ice age, but almost became extinct there, with only around 60 left, in the 20th… …   Wikipedia

• Deer Commission for Scotland — The Deer Commission for Scotland was an executive non departmental body of the Scottish Government. It was responsible for the conservation, control and sustainable management of all species of wild deer in Scotland. It also acted as the… …   Wikipedia

• Deer — (d[=e]r), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, deor, animal, wild animal, AS. de[ o]r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G. thier, tier, Icel. d[=y]r, Dan. dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of unknown origin. [root]71.] 1. Any animal; especially, a wild animal. [Obs.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Deer mouse — Deer Deer (d[=e]r), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, deor, animal, wild animal, AS. de[ o]r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G. thier, tier, Icel. d[=y]r, Dan. dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of unknown origin. [root]71.] 1. Any animal; especially, a wild… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• deer — (dîr) n. pl. deer ▸ Any of various hoofed ruminant mammals of the family Cervidae, characteristically having deciduous antlers borne chiefly by the males. The deer family includes the white tailed deer, elk, moose, and caribou. ╂ [Middle English… …   Word Histories

• Wild West Shows — were traveling vaudeville performances in the United States and Europe. The first and prototypical wild west show was Buffalo Bill s, formed in 1883 and lasting until 1913. The shows introduced many western performers and personalities, and a… …   Wikipedia

• deer — O.E. deor animal, beast, from P.Gmc. *deuzam, the general Germanic word for animal (as opposed to man), but often restricted to wild animal (Cf. O.Fris. diar, Du. dier, O.N. dyr, O.H.G. tior, Ger. Tier animal, Goth. dius wild animal, also Cf. R …   Etymology dictionary