BOISE, Idaho – Elk breeders, who watched high profits from the velvet antler trade crash amid concerns about illness in the herds, are cautiously optimistic that a new federal plan to electronically ...

HOWARD LAKE, Minn. - Brian Wagner is a former dairy farmer who spends his time these days with a different type of cow. Brian Wagner holds a hard antler, left, and velvet antler. The velvet antler is ...

Before the general public buys them, antlers typically move through three sets of hands. We visited each stop in the supply ...

Every year, male elk face a tough decision: either grow bigger antlers to be able to attract mates or keep their old antlers longer to better protect themselves against predators such as wolves. The ...