The Hunter's Book of the Whitetail |
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American animal antler growth antler production autumn bigger bison body bone breeding buck's caribou chase cover coyotes deer's defense dense digest dominance early ears estrus feed females fighting forage forest fossil genes genetic glands grow antlers habitat hairs head herd hide hog deer home range horns humans hunters hunting inches late legs licking limb live males mammals mature bucks migrate million minerals moose mule deer musk deer non-typical normal North northern nose nutrition odors older pedicle percent periosteum pounds predators preorbital preorbital gland probably produce pronghorn protein racks red deer Rod cells roe deer rumen scent scrape season Sika deer skin smell snow sometimes species spike spring stand subspecies summer range survive tail testosterone tines tion tips trees ungulates urine usually vegetation velvet antlers white-tailed deer whitetails winter yards wolves woods yearlings young bucks