and that on average a whitetail buck will grow his largest set of antlers between 5 and 7 years of age,” says Matt Ross, assistant director of conservation for the Quality Deer Management Association.

Did the buck they were watching make it through the season? Finding an antler can answer that question. Whitetail deer throughout the state typically cast off or “shed” their antlers beginning ...

Long, slender legs - each bearing two narrow, pointed hooves that support the weight - prominent ears, and in males, bony antlers (developed annually ... of the western and southwestern U.S. The white ...

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

A white-tailed deer with an antler possessing moose-like qualities eluded a handful of archers this fall, but not a 14-year-old hunter on Saturday. Ryan Patterson of McKeesport was hunting with ...