Bulls Mature bulls average 800 to 1,100 pounds, stand 5' to 5'6'' at the shoulder and are 7 to 8 years of age. They are capable of breeding at two years of age.
Top velvet producing bulls have large circumference beams and mass above the third tine.
The antlers' number of points is influenced by genetics and feed, as well as by maturity. Antlers fall off in March and regrow every year. They do not grow antlers. They are born in May or June and spend the first week of their lives in tall grass, usually getting up only to nurse. They are spotted when born and develop their brown coats in six months.