Deer Makes a Run for It After Shedding Its Own Antler

The amazing moment a deer shed one of its antlers, and appeared rather startled as a result, was recently caught on camera in Idaho. Footage from Nathan Archibald shows the deer bolting away after the antler lands in the snow. "I've been filming big mule deer for 25 years, and 100 yards from my house walks up the biggest buck I have ever seen, and drops one of his antlers," Archibald told Storyful. "Two days later, I found the matching side." Antler shedding is a https://www.westonma.gov/CivicSend/ViewMessage/message/103118#:~:text=Antlers%20drop%20annually%20in%20late,bigger%20than%20the%20previous%20year.">natural process that typically occurs in late winter. (Footage by Nathan Archibald/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)