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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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deer †animal OE.; antlered ruminant XII. OE.
dēor = OS.
dior (Du.
dier), OHG.
tior (G.
tier), ON.
dýr, Goth. *
dius (in d. pl.
diuzam) :- Gmc. *
deuzam :- IE. *
dheusóm orig. ‘breathing creature’ (cf. the sense-development in
ANIMAL), if rel. to OSl.
duchǔ,
duša breath, Lith.
dùsti sigh.
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Deer hunting in the suburbs; "Deer management" has become an unhappy fact of life for many local governments throughout the metro area.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 10/31/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Writer Here's a romantic image: Whitetail deer bounding through deep forests or foraging...country meadows. Here's one that's not: Deer coexisting too comfortably with humans...urban sprawl as an inviting dinner plate. Deer have multiplied in phenomenal numbers in...
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DEER ARCHERY HUNTING SEASON OPENS SEPT. 15
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...the following news release: Archery hunting for deer opens September 15, 2007 and continues through January 31, 2008. The white-tailed deer archery bag limit for Deer Management Region A (Garrett and Allegany) is 2...
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DEER ACTIVITY ON RISE WITH FALL SEASON UNDERWAY; ILLINOIS DOT AND ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES URGE MOTORISTS TO BE ALERT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/18/2007; 700+ words
; ...Resources (IDNR) want to remind motorists that deer are more active during the fall, and as...likelihood of vehicle crashes involving deer increases. Fall is the busiest season for these crashes as deer seek mates and food sources. Statistics...
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DEER-HUNTING'S Booms & Busts; Deer have been on a roller coaster ride in Minnesota since settlers began altering the landscape. For decades, both deer and deer hunters suffered through ups and downs. Lately the ride has smoothed out.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 11/5/1997; ; 700+ words
; When the Minnesota firearms deer season opens Saturday, the most popular...hunt and where the highest proportion of deer are. And it has been that way for years...not forever. In fact, there were no deer in the heavily forested northern half...
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Deer management is an ongoing challenge // PGC's two-year-old program is still a matter of much debate among hunters
Newspaper article from: Sunday News Lancaster, PA; 10/31/2004; ; 700+ words
; Deer management in Pennsylvania is an unenviable situation, especially with the majority of the state's 1 million hunters being deer hunters. Deer hunters are still not entirely sold on the deer-management plan instituted...
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DEER HUNTERS CONCLUDE SUCCESSFUL TWO-WEEK FIREARM SEASON
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/17/2007; 668 words
; ...release: Preliminary data indicate that Maryland deer hunters checked in 44,805 deer during the recent two-week firearm season, a...one percent over the official harvest of 44,313 deer last year. The antlered harvest of 16,018 deer...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Deer wasting disease surfaces in state test.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...Staff Writer ALBANY - A white-tailed deer on an Oneida County farm tested positive...East for an illness that has threat ened deer and elk in the Midwest and West. The fact...damage the state's venison farming and deer-hunting industries, but state officials...
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 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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'DEER WARS' NOTHING NEW.(TIME OUT!)(OUTDOORS)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 12/19/2001; 700+ words
; Byline: Tim Eisele Where were the deer? That's a question that a group of hunters are asking after the 2001 gun deer hunting season. It's not a new question. Wisconsin has had debates over deer management for many years. Back in the 1940s...
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DEER HERD STUDY FINDS VARIABLE CONCENTRATIONS.(TIME OUT!)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 12/19/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Special to The Capital Times Any hunter who sits on a deer stand without seeing any deer naturally would wonder about the validity of the...Resources' estimates of more than 1.6 million deer in the state. That same concern was voiced by more...
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Deer on the Run....(preventing collisions between deer and cars during deer hunting season)
Magazine article from: New York State Conservationist; 10/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...a driver attempting to avoid a collision with a deer. Vehicle collisions involving deer occur throughout the year, but more occur during...Environmental Conservation statistics, two-thirds of all deer killed annually by vehicles are killed during this...
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Deer Mouse
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Deer Mouse The deer mouse ( Peromyscus maniculatus ) is a small, native rodent in the family Muridae with an almost ubiquitous distribution in North America. The deer mouse ranges from the subarctic boreal forest, through wide areas of...
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deer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
deer ruminant mammal of the family Cervidae, found in most parts of...used as weapons during breeding-season combats between bucks. In deer that lack antlers (the musk deer and Chinese river deer), long upper canines serve as weapons...
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Deer
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Deer Deer are members of the order Artiodactyla, the even-toed ungulates. This order also includes the antelopes, bovines, and giraffes. Deer are generally slender and long-legged, and their most striking characteristic...
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Ada E. Deer
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Ada E. Deer Ada E. Deer (born 1935) was the first woman to head the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Life-long advocate for social justice, Ada E. Deer was the first woman to head the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA...
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The Deer Hunter
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
THE DEER HUNTER USA, 1978 Director: Michael Cimino...Articles: Carducci, M., "Stalking the Deer Hunter: An Interview with Michael Cimino...Henderson, Scott, "Behind the Scenes of The Deer Hunter ," in American Cinematographer...
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