Long, slender legs - each bearing two narrow, pointed hooves that support the weight - prominent ears, and in males, bony antlers (developed annually ... White-tailed deer visibility and behavior ...

The man, who apparently survived the attack by managing to play dead, was out collecting antlers shed by elk and deer last week when the bear attacked him.

Whitetail deer throughout the state typically cast off or “shed” their antlers beginning in February ... white bone color against the seasonally brown backdrop. Slow down and look harder ...