I have never found antlers in the woods...but my dog Crosby once while on a walk, disappeared in the bush...came back carrying a stick....on closer examination it was a deer leg with hoof....
I went on a spring walk in our bush...I always like to explore after the winter...see what I can find and this year I found a deer skeleton..it was missing the 4 legs and lower jaw but the spine was fully intact and the ribs were reasonably intact....guessing not a coyote kill.