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Originally Posted by 58thecat
If a buck begins rubbing his antlers before the velvet and blood have completely dried, the blood stains the antler and gives it a darker color. ... Pines allegedly cause darker antlers, likely from bucks rubbing on exposed sap after they break the tree's cambium layer
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Yes, plant tannins, dirt, and blood too.
Cypress Hills has produced some Huge whitetails....
Having dinner with fourth and fifth generation ranchers is always pleasantly distracted by the monster whitetails on the wall. I've seen many over 200 and up to 250 that came from the Hills many years ago.