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