05/22/2026
We've had lots of clients asking, why are bucks we are seeing in so many different growth stages. Great Question, and we have seen the same thing many times and years. We put eyes in the sky and covered some country to get some examples for ya.. Many Many factors are involved in this process, first and foremost a process called Photoperiodism, which is the beginning factor. This is the whitetails brain realizing increasing and decreasing daylength. This process is the highest general phenomenon that controls why and when deer shed and grow antlers. In the last 30 years of studying deer we have also concluded other recognizable factors that will affect that process of early shed and early or late regrowth.
We all might think, well all deer see the same daylength, but not true. Best example I could come up with to Simi get thru this, is your cars auto headlights. All headlights on cars do not come on all at the same time as we loose light at the end of the day. Each cars eye sensors have different tint on it casing different timing. We all know deer don't have this tint on the eyes, but what does happen, is natural birth timing. We have noticed that a 20-30 day difference in birth timing has a significant factor on the antler growth factor, as well as the antler casting cycle as well. So this is and could be the starting factor, but many more can more often that not even effect that. Other Examples
