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 ...

Massive antlers alone don’t qualify an animal for official hunting records. To count, the animal must be wild, free-ranging, and taken under fair-chase conditions. Captive environments can influence ...

Al Harakal was about ready to give up deer hunting for the season on Sunday afternoon, when he headed back over to Shenango Lake from his home in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Harakal had shot the biggest ...

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 ...

BRAINERD — It's mid-July, and in the world of white-tailed deer bucks, a number of physiological changes are happening. They are beginning to feed more heavily in preparation for the fall rut, or ...

If you’re looking for a new place to find deer antlers or where to find wild turkeys this spring, you may want to look where prescribed fires are happening on public land across Pennsylvania. The ...

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 ...

If you’ve been scrolling through outdoor social media or hunting forums in the last few years, you’ve probably seen photos of deer or elk with jaw-droppingly large antlers. Some of these giant racks ...

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.