White-tailed Deer Education Trunk

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Wildlife and Heritage Service is pleased to announce that the White-tailed Deer Education Trunk, a unique, hands-on interdisciplinary teaching tool designed to educate the public about Maryland’s white-tailed deer, is now available to educators across the state.

This education trunk provides educational information and materials pertaining to white-tailed deer biology, history, management, recreational opportunities and impacts that deer have on landscapes and people in Maryland. The trunk provides teachers with ready-made lesson plans including activities for students in grade levels K – 12 that are engaging and informative. Students will learn about white-tailed deer while building on the fundamental disciplines of math, social studies, science, language arts and physical education.

The contents include: a teacher’s curriculum guide, two beautifully illustrated books, a “deer sounds” CD, deer hide, antler, buckskin, antler buttons and film. It contains a track mold, track replica, scat replica and skull with jawbone. Also included are many deer activity pages and activities from the Project Wild curriculum.

The White-tailed deer trunks are available to educators in Maryland for a one to two week period depending on availability. If you are interested in borrowing this resource, please contact your local Wildlife and Heritage Service office:

Western Region (Cumberland) 301-777-2136
Eastern Region (Salisbury) 410-713-3852
Central Region (Anita C. Leight Estuary Center - 700 Otter Point RD, Abingdon MD 21009)
    410-612-1688, Baltimore Line 410-879-2000x1688
Southern Region (Annapolis) 410-260-8540

For more information about the education trunk itself contact Doug Wigfield at dwigfield2@dnr.state.md.us

Drawing by W.H. Henry