When Do Elk Lose Antlers
Usually, Bull Elk Shed Their Antlers Beginning in Mid-to-Late March — Later Than Any Other North American Cervid, and Months After the Rut, When the Antlers...
When Do Elk Lose Antlers?
Usually, bull elk shed their antlers beginning in mid-to-late March — later than any other North American cervid, and months after the rut, when the antlers served their role in battling competitors for cows to mate with. But the winter had been milder than usual, and elk were shedding their antlers early.
cervid
Cervidae is a family of hoofed ruminant mammals in the order Artiodactyla. A member of this family is called a deer or a cervid. … The 54 species of Cervidae are split into 18 genera within 3 subfamilies: Capreolinae, or New World deer; Cervinae, or Old World deer; and Hydropotinae, comprising the water deer.
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How often do Elks shed their antlers?
Male (bull) elk grow a new set of antlers every year, beginning when they are 1 year old. They shed these antlers every year in late winter or early spring and begin to grow a new set of antlers in spring.
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