The annual antler cycle. At the end of mating season, usually in late winter, male deer, or bucks, shed their antlers thanks to an abscission layer that forms between the antlers and the skull ...

Others claim that cool, dry conditions that delay tick infestations allow more of a deer’s nutrients to go to antlers instead of fighting blood-sucking vermin. Some say early rains promote antler mass ...

Hopefully, you are surviving another holiday season and the snow blankets the woods and farms throughout most of the country. Winter is here and the white-tailed deer breeding season, called the ru… ...

Antler growth can be very tough on a buck’s health. Of course a young spike or four-pointer with small antlers is not inordinately debilitated by the growth of his tiny headgear. Advertisement ...

The antlers that weigh heavy on our deer, elk, and moose are not easy to make, and yet they are shed and regrown every year. These bony accessories are the fastest-growing tissue in the natural world.

Eric V. “Zeke” Zimmerman of Derry, Westmoreland County, believes a deer born in April will have better potential for antler growth throughout its life versus a buck born in July.