Freaks of nature in the whitetail deer world are often in the eye of the beholder. To put it another way, one man’s freak is another man’s trophy. For some hunters, a rack with multiple points jutting ...

For Sheldon Grothaus, deer are a significant part of his life. "I raise them and hunt them and sell ranches with deer on them," said Grothaus, who owns Texas Ranch Sales in Hondo and two ranches were ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS, MO – Scott Corley, district ...

Jeannine Fleegle, Pa. Game Commission wildlife biologist, explains how antlers grow and what causes some unique racks on deer.

Hey, deer hunters: Do you know how your biggest deer rack scores? I can tell you from recent experience that unless you had a certified measurer do the job, you probably don’t. It’s more complicated ...

Several Central Pennsylvania hunters connected with their bucks of a lifetime during the rifle hunting season for deer, which continues through Saturday. Photos of some of those hunters make up the ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania has a new record for a typical deer taken by a firearm, but the story has a twist. The record-setting white-tail buck was actually taken in the early 1960's in ...

Each spring S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Section personnel make a concerted effort to measure deer racks throughout the state. The number of white-tailed deer antlers that met ...

For a couple of years, Alex Stottle of Mifflintown has had his eye on a buck with a wide rack, and this year, he finally got him. Stottle, 61, shot the 7-point buck with a 26¼-inch outside spread ...

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.