A Mule deer in full velvet. Donald M. Jones In the desert to the south ... it will be a good antler year.” The final big takeaway when it comes to growing antlers is that in a wild population, it’s ...

The biggest-ticket item was a shoulder-mounted mule deer buck with the velvet still on its antlers, said Maj. Chad Bettridge, a law enforcement officer with the division. It went for $5,500.

“It’s been people from Wisconsin and Missouri, I didn’t know there were big ... deer here, he’s been shot in his horn.