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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.
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 Reindeer Grows New Antlers Every Year . ... deer shed their antlers and grow new ones annually. Male reindeer, known as bulls, shed their antlers in November, just before Christmas, and grow ...
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
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.
Female reindeer grow antlers that are significantly smaller than their male counterparts. Male reindeer grow antlers as long as 50 inches after multiple seasons of shedding.
Most of the world's supply of velvet antler comes from Sika deer, red deer and elk or wapiti, including a large deer ranching industry in New Zealand. New Zealand is the world's largest producer of velvet, producing 450–500 tons of red deer velvet antler annually. [1] China produces 400 tons of predominantly Sika deer velvet antler annually.