Giving me the eye between mouthfuls of weeds in this soybean field, you can see the antlers growing under their cover of velvet. Whitetail bucks (and the occasional doe with antlers) grow a new set of antlers each season, shedding them after the rut. The size of the rack indicates the general health and available nutrition rather than the age of the animal. It is much too early in the season to tell how large a rack this one will grow.