Deer antler shedding season is right around the corner, or even occurring now for a small part of the population. While a lot of people call them horns, there is actually clear differences between ...

In recent years, deer antler supplements — more specifically, deer velvet extracts and powders — have been gaining popularity among bodybuilders and athletes looking to increase their strength and ...

If you’ve ever observed deer or seen images of mature bucks, you may have noticed that older deer tend to have larger and more complex antlers. You might have also heard that deer shed their antlers ...

My husband, Bill, is a hunter. He watches the fields and wooded areas around our home every day, looking for deer. We have a large amount of very intelligent deer, both around us and at his hunting ...

For those who are passionate about deer hunting, the pursuit never really has an off season. March is an ideal time for hunters to walk through the woods to look for antlers that have just been shed ...

A Pennsylvania hunter who has spent decades in the meat industry is sharing his theory about why bucks of the same year class have antlers of different sizes. Eric V. “Zeke” Zimmerman of Derry, ...

We’ve all got busy schedules, so when it comes to maximizing our shed-hunting efforts, it’s natural to ask, When do deer shed their antlers? And, ideally, we'd like as precise an answer as possible.

Here in Western New York, as soon as the snow starts to leave the hills and fields, it’s time to hunt for “drops,” or whitetail shed antlers. Back in the day “shed hunting” was reserved for a few of ...

One of the attractions of whitetail hunting is the unique characteristics found on each set of antlers. For example, a 1½-year-old buck might have eight points that have tines just a couple inches ...

The year 2025 changed the history of white-tailed deer in America. For many people, the news boils down to an antler ...

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 ...