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 ...

"Bucks dropping their antlers already." It’s becoming a common refrain in the late-season deer camp. And it’s true. Each year whitetail antler “drops” or “sheds” are picked up during deer season. And ...

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 ...

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 ...

The study of deer physiology in relation to antler growth provides a window into complex metabolic and nutritional dynamics underpinning one of nature’s most striking examples of regenerative bone ...

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, ...

Severe drought and high temperatures in Texas may be stunting the growth of white-tailed deer antlers. Texas is currently gripped by drought, and according to the latest government map released on ...

Antlers are one of the most extravagant additions to an animal. The male ungulates (hoofed animals) that roam these lands use much of their energy to grow these appendages to help up their game in ...

Mississippi's deer population is increasing, leading to a record number of deer on the landscape. The average weight of mature bucks has decreased significantly in some areas over the past few decades ...