That’s what many wildlife watchers and deer hunters want to know as winter ends. Did the buck they were watching make it through the season? Finding an antler can answer that question.

For deer, a guide sheet from the Boone and Crockett Club, which keeps its own state and national hunting records, lists the many measurements necessary to score a set of antlers. Hunters can also ...

In doing so I would take a detour through my nearby deer woods in search of some unburied treasure, namely shed antlers. Despite just over an hour of patiently walking while carefully scanning the ...