Al Harakal was about ready to give up deer hunting for the season on Sunday afternoon, when he headed back over to Shenango Lake from his home in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Harakal had shot the biggest ...

DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) — A state wildlife officer successfully shot off the antler of a buck, saving the deer as well as another buck the animal had become entangled with, according to the Ohio ...

Antler size is an indicator of a buck's health, nutrition, and age, not necessarily dominance. Injuries to a deer can result in abnormally shaped antlers, such as drop tines or even a third antler.

It turns out that the rules of civilization are suspended when giant antlers are involved. In Minnesota, the sight of a trophy buck can override human decency and a hunter’s code of ethics. The ...