Antlers tend to dry out over time, and going over them with furniture polish every couple of years is a good idea. If the antlers have faded considerably, they may need some staining to return some of ...

More and more Mississippi hunters are managing their herds to produce bigger bucks. Some have a goal of producing better than average bucks while others hope to harvest true giants. But according to ...

When I was a budding deer nut, most hunters I knew didn’t know how to age a deer. I remember my uncle Lawrence walking up to pretty 6-point he’d shot, ticking off the points on the rack, grinning at ...

Antler size is an indicator of a buck's health, nutrition, and age, not necessarily dominance. Injuries to a deer can result in abnormally shaped antlers, such as drop tines or even a third antler.

Before drying out a hide or staining antlers, taxidermist Scott Guenther makes hunters sign an affidavit. In it, they promise that they’ve truthfully described the animal, any markings it may have, ...

Antlers on deer grow new each year and there are a variety of reasons why they may have a unique shape, drop tine or hole. “Antlers are pretty awesome,” Jeannine Fleegle, wildlife biologist for the ...