As the forest changes, the deer change their trails. If a big tree falls, the deer travel around it. They don’t usually go ...

Essentially, he says, “they get too old for this,” and not needing their antlers late into the breeding cycle, they may drop them early. Major stress on a deer herd can also cause bucks to ...

Researchers have determined that bucks drop their antlers once the hormone levels wind down, usually as winter deepens. Some ...

Did that big buck make it? That’s what many wildlife watchers and deer hunters want to know as winter ends. Did the buck they were watching make it through the season? Finding an antler can answer ...

A monthslong saga involving a white-tailed deer, his unfortunate entanglement with a hammock and the hunt for his ...

Regardless of the reason sheds are being collected, now marks the time to begin looking, since it’s finders/keepers for the ...

Traditional deer season may be behind us, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still do some hunting. The difference is you will be hunting antlers or sheds and not the deer themselves. With the prime shed ...

There is data that suggests sets of matching antlers usually aren’t that far apart, though actually finding a matched pair is ...

One bill proposes moving the start of rifle deer season to the Monday after Thanksgiving. Another bill aims to eliminate antler point restrictions for senior hunters. Other bills address issues ...

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Deer passed here, and maybe one dropped their antlers not too long ago. I notice where the deer stirred up the forest floor, overturned the leaves and walked through. In a clearing, they pawed the ...

Large portions of the violet fabric remained attached to his right antler until the young ... fabric did not impede the deer's quality of life, he'd eventually drop it as all white-tailed deer ...