A buck grows its first antlers when it’s a year old and they usually have a small rack. At a young age, the deer’s nutrition is mostly being used to grow the deer’s skeletal and muscular features.

Walking in the woods and along the field lines, you never know what you or your dog may find — maybe even an antler that a nice buck recently dropped. White-tailed deer shed their antlers over late ...

For hunters and wildlife watchers alike, it’s the most exciting time of year. Bucks that might stay hidden for months ...

The bill would create an extra antlered deer tag for junior license holders (ages 16 and younger) and mentored youth to be used during the youth antlered ... whichever deer they see as youth have ...

Vampire deer belong to the order Artiodactyla alongside other even-toed ungulates like giraffes and camels, as well as whales ...

Antler size is an indicator of a buck's health, nutrition, and age, not necessarily dominance. Injuries to a deer can result in abnormally shaped antlers, such as drop tines or even a third antler.

Buck, a 12-year-old wire fox terrier, has a knack for finding shed antlers in the woods and fields near his home in Unionville, Pennsylvania. Buck has found approximately 35-40 antlers, mostly smaller ...