Caribou begin to lose their antlers earlier than moose. Most of the larger bulls will start to drop in late October. It is unusual to find a really big bull caribou with antlers still attached in ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Collectors seeking caribou antlers had plenty to choose from in the 2015 Hide and Horn auction, a sale of seized animal parts by the state of Alaska.

Big caribou males may grow to more than 300 pounds with antlers that can weigh more than 20 pounds. Females also grow antlers, but much smaller ones.

This year's auction is especially unique. The state had 3,000 pounds of caribou antlers for sale, about five times the usual. Most are from just one criminal case.

Reindeer (also known as caribou) are a member of the deer family, native to the tundra, boreal forests, and mountains of the extreme frigid north. In human culture, they are a staple of northern ...

An Alaska hunter who legally shot a caribou for an 80-year-old, blind friend is now facing a $150 fine and a mandatory appearance in a court far from his home, but he'll get to star in an episode ...

For caribou herds to persist, they must maintain access to productive calving grounds (areas that herds visit annually to give birth to their young). With respect to the Porcupine Caribou Herd (PCH) ...

Three-dozen bear skins – including some large brown bears – moose and caribou antlers, sheep horns and even a muskox hide are some of many items going on the block at this year’s annual ...

Rare trophy antlers from a mountain caribou shot by an Idaho hunter in 1892 have been stolen from a cabin north of Priest River. Vandals who accessed the cabin by snowmobile in December smashed ...

Once in the Brooks Range, I carved spoons from a caribou antler to give to my three nieces. Any spoon bought at a store would do a better job of getting. Once in the Brooks Range, ...

Reindeer and caribou are even further distinctive — females as well as males have antlers, leading some cynics to the controversial idea that Rudolph may be female.