Steamboat Moose Readies Antlers For Mating Season

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – A pair of bull moose wandered into a Steamboat Springs cul-de-sac Sunday morning.
The more mature male sported antlers freshly shedding their velvet.
(credit: Shannon Lukens)
This shedding typically occurs just prior to the fall mating season and leaves new, shiny set for display and — if called upon — ready for battle.
A Colorado Parks & Wildlife web page dedicated to the animal says the mating season begins in mid-September and runs throu