While bachelor groups are normally associated with velvet-clad bucks in summer, many of these boy bands form immediately after the rut or in the first weeks of winter. I’ve watched bucks pair up ...

In late summer and early autumn, when antler growth is complete, bucks rub their antlers against trees to remove the deteriorating velvet. Antlers covered in velvet have a distinctive appearance ...

We had photos of him throughout the summer, visiting different spots on the lease ... He was my main goal—the only deer I was gonna shoot that evening.” The velvet buck had routinely traveled through ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Arkansas bowhunters harvested 1,231 deer during the state’s first statewide early buck hunt earlier this month. The jump-start to deer season was added during the ...

"One summer night my dad and I get a notification from the camera," Starkey said. "It was two giant bucks wrapped in velvet. "We couldn’t believe it. After seeing those bucks, we immediately ...