This article was originally published on geeksided.com as What you didn’t know about deer antlers: Growth, shedding, and secrets of the wild.

younger deer. Here ruts tend to be quicker, with few fawns coming into estrus their first year. Bucks therefore don’t typically need antlers much beyond the first rut, and will therefore tend to ...

As the forest changes, the deer change their trails. If a big tree falls, the deer travel around it. They don’t usually go over a tree. They don’t expend their energy if they don’t have to. A deer is ...

“Chef Vaughan Mabee at Amisfield Restaurant in Queenstown, NZ, takes “wild” dining to a whole new level, serving wapiti deer nestled within its own antlers. His approach goes beyond farm-to-table, ...

Sometimes, deer shed while traveling these, even if they don’t use them daily. Although not legal everywhere, one of the best and most underutilized tools for shed antler hunting is a consistent ...

It wasn’t a baseball game, though; it was a “shed hunt,” a search for antlers that whitetail bucks shed every winter on a ...

Female reindeer have antlers, while female whitetail deer don’t. Both whitetail deer and reindeer shed their antlers annually. And while male whitetail deer use their antlers exclusively for ...

Hunting for shed deer antlers takes perseverance. It also helps to focus on areas you know deer are using. Here’s a look at ...

From the turn of the previous century to 1943 there weren’t enough deer in Ohio to justify a hunting season. Seeing one, much less finding its antlers in the spring, was likely rare. In 1922 ...

Looking for antler sheds is like an adult Easter egg ... They don’t expend their energy if they don’t have to. A deer is like a person – they typically want to travel the easiest route ...