Photos: A Virtual Tour of Antler Man’s Collection

Photos: Whitetail Antler Growth Timeline

I love summer. Not because of the beach, the brats, the beer, or the bikinis. I love summer because bucks are growing antlers, and to a whitetail addicted geek like me, that’s pretty exciting. That said, I know I’m not alone. And for that reason, four years ago I posted a short article on Wired To Hunt that offered a brief description of the typical antler growth to be expected during each month of the summer. Since then, it’s been a very popular...

Do Antler Point Restrictions Work?

Hunters who push for antler-based regulations often dream of record-book bucks or bulls shredding the bark off thigh-thick pines and aspens across their region. However, great expectations of antler restrictions often shrivel to disappointment. After all, Western states mostly credit record-book elk to limited-access hunts, either through long hikes, restricted license allotments, or combinations of both. And, like it or not, the top-10 states...

Report: Russian Man Paralyzed by Bear, Cached in Den for a Month

Videos of a zombie-like man in a hospital bed emerged out of Russia early this morning. Reports indicate that the man was paralyzed by a brown bear, cached in a den and left there for a month. As if those details aren’t dramatic enough, the man survived by drinking his own urine until being discovered by a pair of persistent dogs. “A group of local hunters found Alexander after their dogs refused to leave the area of the den,” according to one...