Antlers<\/a> are part of the anatomy of male deer and grow on top of their head. A doe may grow antlers on rare occasions, although this is uncommon.<\/span><\/p>\nAntlers are made up of bone and live tissue in a whitetail deer. The fastest-growing tissue of all animals is found in a deer’s antlers. In the spring, whitetails begin growing their antlers, and they may grow at a pace of up to two inches each week!<\/span><\/p>\nThe antlers are covered in velvet-like tissue during development. The blood vessels that develop antler growth are found in the velvet.<\/span><\/p>\nIn late Summer and early Fall, antler growth usually slows. When the deer’s antlers stop growing, they rub the velvet against the trunks of trees to remove it.<\/span><\/p>\nBucks will lose their antlers once the breeding season ends. Sheds may take place at any time of year but are most common between January and March.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- \n
Whitetail Ears And Hearing<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nDeers have considerably better hearing than humans. This helps a whitetail detect threats, such as people and other predators, from a distance.<\/span><\/p>\nThe whitetail’s ears are Muscles that allow it to rotate and hear in multiple directions without having to move its head.<\/span><\/p>\nThis allows it to estimate where the sound is coming from, as well as its distance. In order for a deer to survive, this section of its anatomy is critical.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- \n
Eyesight – All-Around Vision<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nA deer, on the other hand, has a 310-degree field of vision because its eyes are located on the sides of its head. You may have heard this expression that someone possesses “eyes in the back of their head.” Eyes are almost as good as they get in the rear of the head!<\/span><\/p>\nDeer’s superb vision helps them see clearly during the nighttime hours, even though it is difficult for them to focus on one thing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- \n
Smell<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOne of the best defense mechanisms of a whitetail is its superb sense of smell. To keep its nose moist, a deer will lick it. It is able to “catch” odor particles blown by the wind and adhere to the deer’s nose because of this.<\/span><\/p>\nThis has both a benefit to a deer’s survival and an important role in the mating process.<\/span><\/p>\nThrough urine and separate scent glands, both male and female deer emit a fragrance. A buck can tell when a doe is ready to breed or an invader buck is in the area thanks to a whitetail’s superior sense of smell.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Whitetail deer are one of the most popular game animals in the United States and worldwide. If you’re looking to hunt these amazing creatures, you need to be familiar with their anatomy. Important: For a whitetail deer, the ideal shot placement with a bow is targeting the vitals, which are the heart and lungs in the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoorsportshub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoorsportshub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoorsportshub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorsportshub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorsportshub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1079"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorsportshub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2343,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorsportshub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079\/revisions\/2343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorsportshub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/outdoorsportshub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorsportshub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/outdoorsportshub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}