Couple days ago ......

Pretty cool!

Beautiful

Not an elk but equally miraculous...

When was the antelope pic taken?

I don't know. It's not my photo. They normally start to shed in late November when the new horn underneath starts to grow.

Looks like late Decemberish, maybe a little into January. Schedules of individual bucks vary.

Very cool

Bull looks a little upset about the ensuing pain of bone loss. I think my wife can relate each month with cramps. 😬😎

Are those burrs or ticks in the first pic?

Looks like seed

A type of burr. We have them here. Ticks wouldn't be on the surface like that. They'd be down to the skin in a hurry.

Houndstongue.