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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1978
Page
12
The text explains antler development and function in deer and related species. It notes that antlers grow after a rough age point, reflect nutrition rather than age, and serve as battle gear. It contrasts keratin horns with living bone, and describes sex differences and seasonal shedding in pronghorn and caribou.
The Rend Lake Archery Club plans a weekend program tied to National Hunting and Fishing Days. A bow-hunters shoot Saturday runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the lake dam east end, with a deer hunting seminar at 7 p.m. at the Benton Elks Club led by Jack Brauer.
Outdoor writer Art Reid explains the distinction between antlers and horns. Whitetail deer and elk grow antlers while antelope and steers have horns. The antelope is the only North American big game animal that grows horns instead of antlers.
The piece explains that deer, elk, and caribou shed their antlers annually and that antlers are living tissue with blood vessels and nerves during development. Antler growth begins in spring and remains highly sensitive until maturation in late summer when growth ceases, with the blood supply driving this process.
The Illinois Department of Conservation will begin accepting hunting permit applications Monday for pheasant duck and goose seasons on state managed areas. Permits are first come, first served with a one permit per hunter limit and non transferable permits. Eight pheasant sites including Wayne Fitzgerald State Park Rend Lake host up to 160 hunters daily while Goose hunting at Horseshoe Lake and Union County Wildlife Area allows up to 100 hunters daily. seasons run mid November to late December for pheasants and November to January for geese with a $5 site fee and mandatory steel shot.
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