The annual antler cycle At the end of mating season, usually in late winter, male deer, or bucks, shed their antlers thanks to an abscission layer that forms between the antlers and the skull that ...

When Do deer Shed Their Antlers, Generally? The general answer to when deer shed is anytime from late December through March and occasionally into April. But we can safely narrow that down a bit ...

All to find deer antlers. But even back years ago, before shed hunting became so popular and competitive, picking up shed antlers was not easy. On my best days, I only found a few.

Penn’s Woods: Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors Deer often shed their antlers in the woods: Here’s how you can spot them Published: Mar. 12, 2025, 7:30 a.m.

Each year about this time, deer, elk, moose and other species lose or “shed” their antlers. This is where the name “shed antler” comes from.

Deer hunting season ends on January 1 each year, making this a perfectly safe time to ramble in the woods, perhaps with family and friends since more eyes looking out for the prize equals a better ...

Your odds of finding a shed whitetail antler are better now than they might have ever been — there’s simply a lot more deer. The recovery of the whitetail deer might be the greatest species ...

You can guess what he did with it. Antlers by Klaus The famous Knife Handle Buck is the NASHC’s world-record single typical-whitetail shed antler, scoring 106 even, all by itself.