Show jil SPORTS AFIELD all by td tod kesting anra nr a roii facts about antlers anglers are mixed up with myths legends and a lot of folklore that sometimes border on the ridiculous one common error among hunters is the belief that a year old buck is always a spike a two year old has two points on each side and a point is added each year until the very very old bucks have super suver dooper antlers anglers ant lers this just islet so trying to estimate the age of a deer by the number of points on his antlers anglers was long considered standard procedure but it llant 9 at tit all accurate teeth show age much more accurately in classifying the deer family scientists use the antlers anglers as a main item deer and their near relatives frela tives aie are placed in the order f b of tho the the split hoof hoot animae this order ini jaudes bludes 4 mountain goats goatse lil bighorn khorn pronghorn arite antelope llope and muck oxen these ese four have true horns that are hollow and are not shed each yf yar ar for a time it was thought that the antelope shed their horns but now we know they merely drop the outer shell the deer family known as is a division of the and includes deer elk moose and caribou these are all cud chewers their antlers anglers are solid and each season the whole rack is shed and a new set grown the female caribou are the only females among the deer family that regularly grow ant ante lers there are except exceptions lons among the white tails and dulies sometimes a doe will grow antlers anglers ant lers how an animal cin can drop ant lers and then grow a new set of similar size or larger between late winter and early au autumn is something of a marvel but they do it we are assured by arthur H carhart carbart in an article in sports afield magazine the animal that grows a big set ot of antlers anglers is a very healthy animal A buck must get the right sort of nutrients to build those antlers anglers ant lers your best chance of running into a trophy buck is in country where theres an abundance of limestone its limestone country that grows big antlers anglers on prime bucks one thing is certion cert tin about russo gennan german relations the germans will some day turn on the reds to regain that part of Gerri demany any now called poland A good rural life supports a good rural school 2 |