A whitetail buck's antlers in springtime and summer are anything but the sharp, white, iconic, bony headgear we imagine. Bucks are "in velvet" at this time of year and their antlers are undergoing an ...

For years, killing a whitetail or mule deer buck that still had velvet on its antlers typically meant a bowhunter had to travel to another state with an archery-deer season that opened in late August ...

Mississippi's first early archery season for bucks is Sept. 16-18 and for many hunters it will be their first chance to harvest a buck in velvet. But, there are special regulations for hunters and a ...