Mississippi man James Keel found an unusually small deer with mature-sized antlers the morning of Dec. 16. ... "There's normal variation in their body weight, but I've never seen one that small.

If the smaller deer remained small and the genetically bigger deer remained large, then it could be said that genetics, regardless of nutrition, can hold back the growth of body size and antler size.

Every year, antlers grow on the heads of deer, elk, moose, and other cervids faster than any other growing bone on the planet. This is a well known and documented fact that gives scientists and ...

I once observed a whitetail buck that had antlers shaped more like a small moose. It was in a captive (fenced-in) area, and the owner told me that deer was 9 years old and still going strong. So ...

A former Michigan state lawmaker believes he took a “one-in-a-million” photo last weekend of a rare three-antler deer in the state’s Upper Peninsula. Steve Lindberg, a former state ...

Deer often shed their antlers in the woods: Here’s how you can spot them Published: Mar. 12, 2025, 7:30 a.m. March is a fine time to be in the forest, and a fine time to look for antler sheds.

Deer often shed their antlers in the woods: Here’s how you can spot them Published: Mar. 11, 2025, 5:22 a.m. March is a fine time to be in the forest, and a fine time to look for antler sheds.