A whitetail buck's antlers in springtime and summer are anything but the sharp, white, iconic, bony headgear we imagine. Bucks are "in velvet" at this time of year and their antlers are undergoing an ...
It’s a common belief in the world of deer that males have antlers and females don’t, but reindeer serve as the exception. Both male and female reindeer grow antlers. This is a trait that no other ...
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - This time of year, when it’s hot and no one is visiting their deer stand or favorite patch of woods, bucks are quietly doing something pretty remarkable — they’re growing antlers ...
Antlers on deer grow new each year and there are a variety of reasons why they may have a unique shape, drop tine or hole. “Antlers are pretty awesome,” Jeannine Fleegle, wildlife biologist for the ...
Every spring, male deer undertake a unique biological ritual: sprouting and rapidly regrowing their massive, spiky antlers. A complex matrix of bone, living tissue and nerve endings, deer antlers can ...
BRAINERD — It's mid-July, and in the world of white-tailed deer bucks, a number of physiological changes are happening. They are beginning to feed more heavily in preparation for the fall rut, or ...