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.
A recent study found an unexpected benefit of female caribou antlers: they can function like a vitamin for deer that have just given birth ...
Shed antlers can turn up anywhere, even up in a bush, but these tips from columnist Oak Duke will aid your search.
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 ...