Most of the properties I hunt are relatively small tracts of 100 acres or less, some of which I’ve chased deer on for more than 20 years. But I still scout them every spring. Why? Because ...

If you’ve ever observed deer or seen images of mature bucks ... Their new antlers will start to grow in spring and will have a soft, fuzzy covering called “velvet,” that supplies nutrients ...

Whitetail deer throughout the state typically cast off or “shed” their antlers beginning in February and accelerating through March. Their heads are bare until later in the spring when they start ...

including whitetail and mule deer, elk, caribou, and moose. Every year in late winter or early spring, bucks and bulls jettison their current headgear to begin growing a completely new set of antlers.

Traditional deer season may be behind us, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still do some hunting. The difference is you will be hunting antlers or sheds and not the deer themselves. With the prime shed ...

Put simply, shed hunting is about scouring the woods and fields to find the antlers that deer or elk drop in late winter and early spring. These shed antlers can be sold, used for DIY projects, or ...