I’ve been hunting in the woods lately, but without a firearm or a bow. Vernal pools are boiling with mating wood frogs. Honking geese fill the skies. Trees have not yet begun to bud so the sun is warm ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — As spring returns to Montana, so do the shed hunters. Those who trek through forests and foothills in search of naturally dropped antlers from elk, deer, and moose. These seasonal ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Every year, wildlife — deer, elk, pronghorn and moose — naturally shed their antlers in the fall and winter, then grow a new set in spring and summer. For ...

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.