Whitetail Deer

Whitetail deer antlers begin to grow in early spring and are fully grown by late summer. Their antlers are one of the fastest growing tissues known, at a rate of about 1/4 inch per day on a mature healthy buck that takes in a lot of good nutrition. The antlers are covered with a living tissue called velvet that supplies blood to the antlers, allowing them to grow. How big the antlers will grow will be determined by a number of factors including the age, genetics and nutrition of the deer. 

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