I try to drop the "and a half" until November, just me, no real science behind it. THe deer in the pic looks mature but I still see a lot of leg on him. When you look at a buck and your first thought is "dang he has short legs" that's an old buck, or a dwarf. He's standing funny but it looks like his rump still has a point. The top pic is the best shot of his neck, but he's obviously craning it so it could be shorter and thicker than it appears in that pic. I wouldn't feel bad either way, take him this year or let him go one more. He could be that perfect combination of old enough to kill and young enough to get killed.

Bout time somebody posted a pic of a buck I could droul over. That guy is definately in grad school. He's ready to gradiate to your wall buddy. good luck!

If that buck was on my place he'd be living on borrowed time.

Mature buck. Sunken forehead, squatty and filled out. Once the testosterone kicks in after he sheds that velvet, he is going to morph into a bull. Good luck catching up with him.

Mature buck. He looks a bit younger due to the summer photo and smaller neck. Look at the shoulders and brisket.

Standing heavy on his feet I would say 6+ definitely a shooter.

Very nice 4.5

That buck is at least 6 and I would say more of a 7 yr old. He is crowding upper 160's to 170 mark also. I would not let him get any older when I saw him live and in color.

I can't get over what living with a controlled herd where I know almost every buck has taught me about what I don't know about aging.

Since all bucks are born here and none are tagged I depend on antler charactoristics and physical appearance to know age.

You really can get to know bucks that you live with. And I have 3 mature bucks that I would charactorize as the same approximate age as this buck by body charactoristics. I know their ages aren't more than 4 and 5. But right now, with all the protein and green for a they are eating they look much older.

Think I found a picture from two years ago of the same buck. Shorter right brow and reddish forehead. Same buck???

Appears to be the same to me. Brows are also very similar. And the coloration on his neck/throat

Iv never seen a deer add that much of a mainframe point that late in life but that looks very close to each other... that deer is a beast!

Yes I would say the same buck. If that is 2 years ago that would make him 6-7 IMO.

Or is the G2 there and inline with the G3?

If the top pic is from 2 years ago, that potentially puts it in a pizz poor rainfall time frame if I remember right no?

For sure two years ago and the exact same feeder location.

Definitely the same deer. I'm always conservative so I called him 5 or 6, originally. After looking at his photo from two years ago, I agree the deer is definitely 6 and maybe 7. I'd kill him ASAP.

6.....170" deer......

You are correct sir. Well said.

You are correct sir. Well said.

why is the one feeder outside the pen? Just curious

Some guys on the lease elected to just pen in their protein feeders from the sheep. Personal preference.

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