At this time of year, mid-summer, a whitetail buck’s antlers are peaking toward maximum size. And when the antler’s external covering, velvet, is shed in early September, they appear smaller, white ...

Hunters are pretty good at quantifying antlers —— the best of us guessing with surprising accuracy the inches of bone on a running buck at 100 yards. But we’re lousy at understanding how that buck ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — Across New York State whitetail bucks have begun shedding the velvet that has covered their growing antlers, revealing the hardened antlers that they will use for sparring, sign marking, ...

Growing at a rate of one inch per day, whitetail deer antlers represent the fastest growing tissue known to man. Serving as Regional Wildlife Management Supervisor for the Pennsylvania Game Commission ...

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 ...

There’s a lot more to deer hunting than obsessing over monster bucks. But most hunters would be lying through clenched teeth if they said big deer weren’t captivating. The animals with the age, ...

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 his ...

This buck is evidence that Pennsylvania’s antler restrictions are helping New York. It’s my best ever in either state, and I shot it just before it stepped across the state line. Photo courtesy of ...

Deer antlers represent a singular model of mammalian regeneration, exhibiting a remarkable capacity for rapid, complete organ renewal each year. This exceptional process is primarily driven by ...