Calendar of Deer Antlers

Jan: Antlers begin to loosen
Feb: Antlers drop.
Mar: Antlers begin to regrow.
Apr: New antlers begin to fork.
May: First fork! Deer grow summer coat.
June: Second fork...
July: Third and fourth fork.

Aug: Antler growth is nearly done.
Sep: Velvet (the soft covering) begins to itch.
Oct: Velvet is scratched and rubbed away.
Nov: Deer grow winter coat. Males spar to determine a mate.
Dec: Mating season!