LEANER,LESS SOCIAL THEN THE BLACKTAILS OF THE GREAT PLAINS,WHITE-TAILED PRAIRIE DOS FAVOR MOUNTAINS LIFE AND SMALLER COLONIES.

ABOUT SEEM TO SQUABBLE LESS THAN BLACKTAILS DO MINING AT ALTITUDE UP TO 12,000 FEET,THEY DO NOT BUILD MOUNDS BUT USUALLY PILE THE SUBSOIL TO ONE SIDE THEY DO NOT NEED THE EXTENSIVE CLEARINGS VITAL TO THE MORE VULNERABLE FLATLANDERS.

WHITE TAILS EAT GRASSES AND WEEDY PLANTS,AND,LIKE THE BLACKTAILS,PREFER TO HAVETHEIR FOOD.

THE MOUNTAINEERS SPEND AGREAT DEAL OF EATING; FAT MUST BE STORED FOR A LONG SLEEP.

BY SEPTEMBER MOST ADULTS HAVE RETIRED TO WINTER QUARTERS UNDER GROUND.HUNGRY JUVENILES MAY TARRY A FEW WEEKS,UNTIL HEAVY SNOWS DRIVE THEM TO COVER.