A shoulder mount of the buck was on display at an outdoor expo in Wisconsin Dells on March 29. Photo via Facebook The authenticity of a massive 49-point buck that was recently panel-scored by the ...

Obviously summer bucks are in full velvet and very protective of their rapidly growing–but tender antlers ... shortly after velvet shed and that at least some of the deer may disperse.

It is officially spring. The spring equinox, you may recall, occurred back on March 20. And if your senses seem to have been dulled a little over the winter months, getting out in nature can help give ...

I like to start judging buck pecking order early, often when bucks are still in velvet and ... his antlers, as any critter of his size and age is a once-in-a-lifetime deer here.

elk, deer, winter, snow, nature ... elk feeding heavily on lush vegetation to build fat reserves, while bulls’ antlers grow rapidly under a velvet covering that will be shed by August. In early fall, ...

The farmer and long-time stock agent breeds stags for velvet and antler production. The land was previously used to farm sheep before being converted to farm deer, around 15 years ... only but we have ...

As spring unfolds across Maryland, outdoor enthusiasts are hitting the trails to hunt for shed antlers, the off-white tines ...

and more of that nutrition can be poured into antler development compared to body mass.” A Mule deer in full velvet. Donald M. Jones In the desert to the south, winter is a relatively easy season for ...

Another key is focusing on wintering areas, places where the deer spend a majority of their time and are most likely to drop their antlers. “Our first year shed hunting, we went to every corner ...