"Bucks dropping their antlers already." It’s becoming a common refrain in the late-season deer camp. And it’s true. Each year whitetail antler “drops” or “sheds” are picked up during deer season. And ...

Some folks take shed hunting more seriously than actual hunting. Scroll through the following photos and you’ll begin to see why. And while most shed hunters will never pick up a set of record-class ...

Some of the biggest whitetail bucks ever to walk this earth were never fooled by a hunter, nor found dead by anyone. More than one had the headgear to become B&C and P&Y world records, but none is ...

What is it about the head gear worn by such species as whitetail deer and elk that fascinates so many folks? Big, small, ...

“Shed season” is finally here. Well, one could take that a couple ways. Some would guess that we are preparing for spring cleanup now that winter is on the run and it’s finally March. But many others ...

Did that big buck make it? That’s what many wildlife watchers and deer hunters want to know as winter ends. Did the buck they were watching make it through the season? Finding an antler can answer ...

Indiana’s biggest buck scored 303 7/8 inches. Learn how the legendary Beck buck compares to other record whitetails.

Antler tissue is considered among the fastest growing tissues in the world. Think about it. A bull moose grows and sheds its antlers every year. Basically, over the span of about five months, two ...

While someone who doesn’t know anything about animals might confuse them, reindeer and deer are two different animals. Though they belong to the same family, confusingly called “deer,” many different ...

It's late July and in the world of whitetail bucks, a number of physiological changes are happening. They are beginning to feed more heavily in preparation for the fall rut, their breeding season. But ...

At first glance, North America’s two main deer species—the whitetail and the mule deer —can look very much the same. But there are important differences, and being able to spot them will not only help ...