Brown Bai 



Others in the vicinity, and has earned for it the name 

 white tailed deer. 



Only male deer have antlers and these are shed an- 

 nually. As the young male grows the top of the skull 

 develops two projections known as pedicles which 

 serve as a base for the antlers. With the increase in 

 size and thickness of the skull, the pedicles spread and 

 do not protrude so prominently. As the animal grows 

 older, the antlers develop as a soft pulpy mass covered 

 with skin and fine velvet-like hair. When the full 

 growth is reached the circulation of the blood is cut 

 off and the antlers become hard and dry. The animal 

 then removes the "velvet" by rubbing the antlers on 

 young trees. This is usually done about the first of Sep- 

 tember. The size of the antlers depends at first on the 

 age and physical condition of the buck, but later age 



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