It is the middle of winter and deer are starting to shed their horns (antlers). This buck has dropped one side and has one horn remaining. Picture is near Gunnison, CO and winter was rough of animals. Many winter killed as snow got too deep. Ones that were able to get up on the ridges where snow blew off survived. Many of young deer got in the bottoms of valleys and snow was too deep. Couldn't get back up high and died. A few weeks later passed thru this area and could see many dead deer along the side of the road.