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  Elk will shed their antlers annually. Elk grow their antler starting in the spring and on into the summer then late summer early fall they stop. During fall or rutting s â¦ eason they use them to gain breeding rights and then during the winter elk use their antlers to gain access to grass through the snow. Elk will shed their antlers annually. Elk grow their antler starting in the spring and on into the summer then late summer early fall they stop. During fall or rutting s â¦ eason they use them to gain breeding rights and then during the winter elk use their antlers to gain access to grass through the snow.
Editor's note: To clarify this article, we have added a paragraph at the end to explain the biological cause of shedding antlers. Deer (and other ungulates, like elk) shed their antlers every year, then grow a completely new set. This shedding procedure takes two to three weeks to complete, while the regeneration takes an entire summer to complete â before the cycle starts all over again.