| Antlers do not just keep growing. They drop off and | | | | animals of any kind. There is no need to push them |
| the animals grow new ones. These sloughed-off | | | | off their feeding and watering areas or disturb their |
| antlers are called shed. Shed hunting or collecting has | | | | routines just to get an antler. Winter is a very hard |
| been a great source for week end entertainment, | | | | time for these animals besides they will drop more |
| especially during the off hunting season from late | | | | next year.Bucks and bulls, the males of the deer, elk |
| winter to early spring. Shed antlers are prized for | | | | and moose species, shed their antlers every year |
| making everything from jewelry to chandeliers. The | | | | usually between January and April. The father north in |
| big bonus is that the animals drop them every year | | | | the United states the earlier they drop. Here in |
| and do not have to be killed for their antlers. | | | | Arizona it seems like late February to late March is |
| However, collecting shed must be done with the | | | | especially a good time. |
| animals best interest at heart. Never approach wild | | | | |