Their new antlers will start to grow in spring and will have a soft, fuzzy covering called “velvet,” that supplies nutrients and oxygen to the growing bone that forms the antlers.

The first and most important factor in growing massive antlers­ is age. “We know that antler size is positively related to body size and mass, and that on average a whitetail buck will grow his ...

Both male and female reindeer grow antlers. This is a trait that no other species in the deer family possesses. The reason, a peculiar result of circumstances and biological luck, reflects.

Bucks are also growing their new sets of antlers. If you have trail cameras, take time to monitor them throughout the year. Brian Whipkey is the outdoors columnist for USA TODAY Network sites in ...

Antlers grow as fast as a quarter of an inch per day or one and one-half inches per week during this period, making them the fastest-growing bones in the world,” The Farmers’ Almanac says.