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Me and a friend of mine started shed hunting our ass's off the last couple years. Needless to say we've found a few. We notice every year that in general the places we look the freshies are on the ground by feb 1st. Now I'm not saying there all on the ground by then, but definitely enough to start looking!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoAll animals that have antlers shed them. Animals that have horns do not shed them.
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∙ 14y agoBlack tails shed their antlers between March and April.
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∙ 12y agoFemale deer do not have antlers. Only males, in which they usually fall off gradually or are pulled off in fighting or territory marking on trees.
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Why do whitetail shed their antlers?
Yes. All species of deer lose their antlers and then grow back new bigger ones.
What is the name for deer with antlers removed?
It depends. Female deer dont have antlers, and they are called doe. If you are reffering to an antlerless buck, he is called a budling buck.
Do female fallow deer eat shed antlers?
They might if they are needing the extra calcium and happen across them.
Do female moose shed antlers?
no, they dont have antlers
Are deer the only animal with antlers besides moose?
Moose are the largest members in the deer family. Deer are the only family who have antlers (antlers are shed annually, where horns are not).
When do North Carolina deer shed antlers?
april
Which deer species don't shed their antlers?
None of them. They all shed their antlers every year and regrow them back again.
What are 2 mammals that shed their antlers at certain times of the year?
Three mammals whose males shed their antlers would be deer, elk, and moose.
Do coues deer lose their antlers?
=Yes, after the rut most males loose their antlers and they regrow them the next spring.=
Why do deer shed their antlers?
They shed their antlers because after the breeding season, the rut, they no longer need the antlers to impress females and to fight with other males over the females. The antlers consume a lot of blood and minerals which the deer needs after the breeding season and during the winter. Female and baby reindeer and caribou keep their antlers until the spring to be able to protect their food source from the larger males. Females that are not pregnant and babies will generally shed their antlers in the early spring. Pregnanat females generally shed their's a few days after giving birth to their young, later in the spring.
Do deer antlers fall off?
yes all reindeer lose their antlers at this time of year and grow back round spring time
Do all deer shed antlers?
Yes, all deer shed their antlers. Male deer grow and shed their antlers every year. Antlers are composed of true bone. Antler growth begins in late March or early April and the growing bone is covered by skin with numerous blood vessels (velvet). In late summer and early fall, testosterone levels increase. This hormone elevation results in the antlers hardening and the buck rubs off the drying velvet. When testosterone levels begin to drop, antlers start to shed beginning in mid January. Deer that are in the best physical condition will lose their antlers later in the winter. The entire shedding process takes a mere two to three weeks to complete, and the re-growth phase takes place over the summer. The docile male deer that, with the exception of the male and the female reindeer, solely sports antlers, sheds them between January and April, after the autumn mating season draws to a close. He can do without antlers at this time, because his need for them in prior months, to attract and to impress females for his harem of mates, and to fight with his competitors for the females' affections, no longer exists. However, female Caribou also have antlers, as the male Caribou do, but the female do not shed their antlers every year.
