Here in Western New York, as soon as the snow starts to leave the hills and fields, it’s time to hunt for “drops,” or whitetail shed antlers. Back in the day “shed hunting” was reserved for a few of ...

If you’ve ever observed deer or seen images of mature bucks, you may have noticed that older deer tend to have larger and ...

A white-tailed deer with an antler possessing moose-like qualities eluded a handful of archers this fall, but not a 14-year-old hunter on Saturday. Ryan Patterson of McKeesport was hunting with his ...

I’ve been hunting in the woods lately, but without a firearm or a bow. Vernal pools are boiling with mating wood frogs. Honking geese fill the skies. Trees have not yet begun to bud so the sun is warm ...

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 ...

MENTOR ON THE LAKE, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - A deer seen wandering around in Ohio appears to have a bird feeder stuck in his antler. The Mentor-on-the-Lake Police Department posted about the animal on ...

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 ...

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.