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Two men who enjoy looking for antlers share their insights on why you should also be looking for these natural treasures.
The rut can start as early as the end of September and can last all the way through the winter months. Bucks usually begin this process when the velvet is falling off their antlers, and it can last all the way until they start to shed their antlers. The peak of the rut, however, is right in the middle.
As a result of their fast growth rate, antlers are considered a handicap since there is an immense nutritional demand on deer to re-grow antlers annually, and thus can be honest signals of metabolic efficiency and food gathering capability. [12] Increasing size of antlers year on year in different European game species, 1891 illustration
The growth and loss of antlers for most species of deer coincide closely with rutting season. In reindeer, males will begin growing their antlers in February and shedding them in November or December.
Outdoors Columnist Oak Duke has a few helpful hints to harvest a deer during New York state's holiday season from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.
A deer rub describes the abrasions caused by a male deer rubbing his forehead and antlers against the base of a tree. Easy to spot in areas with high deer populations, hunters use them to find ideal locations for hunting. Rubs start to appear in late summer when male deer rub the velvet off their newly acquired antler growth.
At some point during the year, a reindeer will shed its antlers and grow new ones to take their place. The new growth will be covered in what is called "velvet," which is a thin soft layer of skin ...
All antlered bucks lose their antlers through a natural process, but finding sheds is not as easy as it may seem. Shed season is finally here: How to find whitetail deer antlers this spring Skip ...