Quite possibly the greatest pre-game music for the greatest pre-rut month of the year: October. Changes in testosterone levels (both up and down) are responsible for every change in a whitetail’s antler growth cycle: from the first growth spurt in March to shedding of velvet in September to shedding the antler in late winter. October is the month that a buck’s testosterone surges in preparation for the big show…which might be his Last Dance. (90’s Bulls fans get it 🏀) Art and info from my Scori