| Hunting in Canada is truly a national sport as there | | | | the coming cold months. The antlers will then |
| is almost no acre of land that isn't inhabited by | | | | re-grow in the spring months, taking only about |
| wild game. Moose are especially prevalent in the | | | | 3-5 months to fully develop making them one of |
| Canadian region roaming almost the entire | | | | the fastest growing animal organs. |
| country. They are large animals with males | | | | An interesting fact about male moose and their |
| weighing between 850-1580 pounds and standing | | | | antlers is that if they are castrated, for any |
| 6-7 feet tall at the shoulder. They are herbivores | | | | reason and in any way, they will immediately drop |
| which mean they will eat most any type of plant | | | | their current set of antlers and begin to grow a |
| or fruit. They actually need to consume 9,770 per | | | | new set of misshaped and deformed antlers he |
| day in order to maintain its body weight. That | | | | will never shed, he will wear them for the rest of |
| means it's basically grazing all day. | | | | his life. The distinctive looking appendages (often |
| Most of who hunt moose want to for their | | | | referred to as "devil's antlers") are not only the |
| antlers. They have the largest antlers of any | | | | source of many Inuit myths, but also make these |
| extant deer. Only the male moose have antlers | | | | moose somewhat more appealing to hunters due |
| and even they don't have them year around. | | | | to the irregularity. |
| Their antlers grow as cylindrical beams projecting | | | | Hunting a moose for his antlers is a common |
| on each side of the head at right angles to the | | | | practice, particularly in Canada where they roam |
| midline of the skull, and then fork. The lower | | | | so prevalently. If you happen to be hunting in that |
| prong of this fork may be either simple, or | | | | region, be sure to look out for the elusive "devil's |
| divided into two or three tines, with some | | | | antler" moose as he will be sure to make a very |
| flattening. The male will lose, or drop, their antlers | | | | unique trophy to add to your collection. |
| after mating season to help conserve energy for | | | | |