They are still growing. The term is "in velvet" and has to do with the protective covering that grows over the antlers while the antlers are growing on the deer. When the antlers are full size for the year, the covering starts to itch, and the buck will rub his antlers against anything rough (like a tree) to peel off the velvet fuzz and reveal the now-dead bone underneath. Then he'll go fight, mate, and shed his antlers at the end of the winter (hopefully in that order).
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Date: 2006-07-11 04:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-07-11 04:12 pm (UTC)"In Velvet"
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