Does elk grow antlers the first year?

Answer 1

Deer antlers begin growth in early spring. They take on a soft, velvety appearance (and are actually soft and springy to the touch) because the bone developing underneath is doing just that, and the velvet provides the necessary protection to ensure the deer grows a healthy set of antlers. The velvet is shed during the autumn, or just before mating season begins.

Answer 2

Male elk begin to grow their antlers in the spring. They first appear as small bumps covered in fuzz. They grow from the same spot year after year, known as a pedicel. The grow longer over the summer and are covered in fuzzy velvet. Velvet is tissue rich in blood vessels, which nourishes the growing antlers. The elk will rub the velvet off by polishing his antlers against tree branches when they are done growing. He'll use them to fight other males for breeding rights. His antlers fall off when the breeding season is over, in early winter.

Answer 3

After about a year, Whitetail bucks grow their antlers. (after the Yearling stage) first they grow little button looking antlers right on top of the hair. Then it becomes a Spike (a small buck with from anywhere from1in until they grow extra tines off of the main beams).

Answer 4

right before the rut of the season and they then lose them right after. people have said that they eat them for the calcium.