The items up for auction include hundreds of antlers from mule deer and elk, many of them still attached to the skull. Photos courtesy Utah DWR The state of Utah is currently auctioning off hundreds ...

Toward the end of legal hunting light, he saw a big buck with nice antlers and took the shot ... and decided to track down the wounded big mule deer buck early the next morning.

The biggest-ticket item was a shoulder-mounted mule deer buck with the velvet still on its antlers, said Maj. Chad Bettridge, a law enforcement officer with the division. It went for $5,500.

Whitetail deer, for example, consume small twigs and leaves, while reindeer have been known to eat bird eggs and even fish ...