A question for you Buckologists.
Do antlers automatically grow bigger in size every year? Or can there be small years and big years for a buck?
Thanks.
Lots of factors influence antler size/shape. Nutrition, age, genetics, and injury status can vary from year to year and with them, so can antlers. A buck's antlers will typically re-grow bigger (and similar) every year until it reaches its prime. At that point, some really cool gnarly stuff (character) can form. Past prime, antler mass tends to decrease.
Not if outrider58 has anything to say about it. They don’t get any older next year.........
True, true. Also, outrider58 seems to take them when they're at their peak or just past prime from what I've seen. Hats off ...