Quoting the article referenced on page 2 - "What the Canadian scientists showed is the latest in a series of examples of man-promoted evolution. Perhaps the earliest well-studied instance is that of the `pepper moth' of England. The English peppered moth comes in light and dark colours, both under genetic control. Before the industrial revolution, which started in early 18th century, the dominant form was the white coloured moth with dark `peppery' spots on its wings. As it rested on the birch tree, it blended and camouflaged with the bark of the birch. As the industrial revolution began and factories belched out coal smoke, the birch bark darkened with soot. This made the moths visible to predator birds and the population shifted from the white to the dark coloured moths. Eventually the dark form became predominant and the white moth rare. In recent times with modern methods of pollution controls, the air in England is clearer, so are the birch trees and the lighter coloured pepper moths have increased in number as the dark ones fade."

Whitetails have a bunch of quirky traits - floating hair, dewclaws, shedding antlers, complex olfactory systems, excellent night vision, keen hearing, glands all over the place, whiskers, specialized teeth, ruminant stomachs, stilt-like legs, adaptive breeding system, etc... I wonder if any of those traits could have been spawned by a specific event or stimuli, like the Pepper Moth?

Could antler restriction laws have an affect of "accelerated evolution" on a herd?

Real funny Dave. Remember, I know where you live.