Dropped deer crown
Shed antlers are antlers that have naturally fallen off a deer, elk, moose, or other cervid.
Male members of the deer family grow new antlers each year and drop them after mating season.
Hunters and collectors search for shed antlers in the wild, a practice called shed hunting or antler hunting.
I found a nice set of shed antlers on the trail.
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Dropped deer crown
Shed antlers are antlers that have naturally fallen off a deer, elk, moose, or other cervid.
Male members of the deer family grow new antlers each year and drop them after mating season.
Hunters and collectors search for shed antlers in the wild, a practice called shed hunting or antler hunting.
I found a nice set of shed antlers on the trail.
Related — velvet (Thick-pile textile); buck (Male deer or dollar); deer (Antlered hoofed mammal); tines · molt · regrow · bone · calcium · bone density · rut · stag · elk · moose
SOURCE/ACQUISITION METHODshed antlers ≠ mounted antlers Displayed deer headgear
attachment stateshed antlers ≠ rack Frame for holding items
antlers: tine, beam, point, rack, velvet; antler terms: tines, rack, points, beam, burr; animal remains: bones, bone, skeleton, carcass, carrion; animal tracking: tracks, footprints, hoofprints, spoor, droppings
shed, antler, sheds, shedding, antlers, antlered
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