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This time of year the animals are all shed out or mostly shed out. Antlers are almost calcified and they have put on considerable muscle since the Spring. The days are getting shorter. Their feed intake begins to transition from a higher protein diet to a higher energy diet which helps build their subcutaneous fat reserves for the Winter.

National Geographic