Antler Velvet

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 Posted in U-Z | Comments Off

A deer in velvet pertains to the buck species and in particular it's antlers. You will find in rare cases when a doe grows a set of antlers and often the velvet will stay on her antlers throughout the year. But generally we are talking about the soft velvet layer of tissue that covers a bucks growing antlers early in the season. This velvet will begin to dry and fall off as the season progresses and the deer's body begins to change for the upcoming breeding season. Read more..