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How old do you think this buck is? #6608544 12/30/16 10:33 PM
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I have been hunting this buck for two years and he has yet to present even a shot at him. He looks old to me. Do you think he will die before next season?



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Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: Jungleexplorer] #6608547 12/30/16 10:40 PM
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When was the video taken? Date is wrong on there I am guessing.

Yes, I would agree he is mature, but only way he does before next season is if someone shoots him this weekend or he gets nailed by a car in the interim. He still has some years left in him.

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Yeah, the date is wrong. I forget to reset it each time I change the batteries. The video is only a couple weeks old.


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Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: Jungleexplorer] #6608574 12/30/16 10:59 PM
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you can tell by his rump he is rutted down pretty good, but his neck is still thick. Has some muscle there. most middle aged deer will be thinner in the neck as they lose the mass over the rut, so this is a good example of a older buck who isn't as active in the rut as the younsters. Good old buck that knows how to elude the hunters, so far.

Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: Jungleexplorer] #6608581 12/30/16 11:04 PM
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Who cares. If you want to shoot him then do it.

Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: Jungleexplorer] #6608593 12/30/16 11:17 PM
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Baring accidents (vehicle vs deer) and he makes it through the weekend, IMO he will probably be 6.5 or older next year and a serious stud. In that short video I don't see anything that indicates a sick deer, looks healthy to me.

Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: Jungleexplorer] #6608719 12/31/16 12:46 AM
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Thanks guys. He lives on my land, so he is not any danger anymore this year. I am all tagged out. Today was my last day to hunt And I took a nice 4 year old 8 point. He was an outsider not from my land and had one of those high narrow tacks

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Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: Jungleexplorer] #6608852 12/31/16 02:32 AM
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Yep, he is mature but not past his prime...


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Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: Jungleexplorer] #6608964 12/31/16 04:00 AM
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Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: Jungleexplorer] #6610056 01/01/17 12:33 AM
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With the 5.5 crowd

Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: Jungleexplorer] #6611579 01/02/17 02:16 AM
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5.5 to 6.5

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Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: Jungleexplorer] #6611692 01/02/17 03:22 AM
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Have to go against the grain here and say he is no more than 3.5. Still have the racehorse legs. Should be a fine deer in the next year or so...


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Originally Posted By: Halfadozen
Have to go against the grain here and say he is no more than 3.5. Still have the racehorse legs. Should be a fine deer in the next year or so...


No way, deer is mature.


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Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: don k] #6641237 01/20/17 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted By: don k
Who cares. If you want to shoot him then do it.


might try reading the posts once you open them sir...


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Still has a waistline, not 5.5. Still has great potential, let him get bigger.

Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: Jungleexplorer] #6641287 01/20/17 04:53 PM
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Not much to go by on that short clip, but based on what I see about 6, rutted down.

If it's not dry next year he could get bigger on his antlers.


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Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: don k] #6642297 01/21/17 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted By: don k
Who cares. If you want to shoot him then do it.


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Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: therancher] #6642348 01/21/17 01:08 PM
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Who cares. If you want to shoot him then do it.


Every once in a while you come up with a real gem...
We are a pair aren't we.

Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: Jungleexplorer] #6642690 01/21/17 06:48 PM
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Just saw your buck pic. Nice narrow 8.

Re: How old do you think this buck is? [Re: Jungleexplorer] #6645624 01/24/17 12:14 AM
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I think he's 5 or 6 this season, and baring an unusual event I would expect him to still be around another year and probably a few more. Good luck tagging him next year, and congrats on the nice, tall and narrow buck.

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