Gary Mulcahey / NMNH Some 17,000 years ago, on a wall of Lascaux cave in southwestern France, an artist made a painting of a deer with fantastically elongated antlers. To modern eyes, it looks ...

The DNR is investigating a buck that was panel-scored at an outdoor show in Wisconsin, which has been advertised as a pending ...

I hold them in my mind’s eye. Looking for antler sheds is like an adult ... As the forest changes, the deer change their trails. If a big tree falls, the deer travel around it.

After all, you want those deer to make it through to spring—and you want those bucks to grow nice, big antlers for the coming fall.

Long, slender legs - each bearing two narrow, pointed hooves that support the weight - prominent ears, and in males, bony antlers ... deer, into more favorable habitat. The primary change increasing ...

Did that big buck make it ... To find them, follow known deer trails and pathways. Keep an eye out for the contrast of the antler’s white bone color against the seasonally brown backdrop.