Antlers are a proclamation ... The growth spurts are so swift that deer end up leaching calcium and phosphorus from other parts of their skeleton; many males enter their breeding season with ...

When Do deer Shed Their Antlers, Generally ... But we can safely narrow that down a bit for different parts of the country. Because the rut runs much later is parts of the south, and because ...

but one thing at the top for deer hunters is shed antler hunting. Whitetail deer, for the most part, have dropped their headgear for the winter by now, and searching for antlers is part ...

Early on in Erika Howsare’s “The Age of Deer,” a wide-ranging ... “The left column named parts of the animal: hair, hide, fat, sinew, organs, bones, antlers, hooves, teeth, eyeballs ...

In a harsh winter, deer spend great amounts of time ... it happens every year and since antlers are the fastest growing body part (two inches a day), there’s always more to look forward to.

A deer's antler is part of the scenery at Steamboat Lake. (Provided by Colorado Parks and Wildlife) On public lands in Colorado, there is seasonal access to certain areas where antler-shedding ...