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Age question
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11/21/16 12:20 AM
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ChanceHuiet
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Re: Age question
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#6551965
11/21/16 12:26 AM
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Navasot
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Those pics are tough I'd say 4
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Re: Age question
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11/21/16 01:15 AM
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poisonivie
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I wouldn't even venture a guess with those pics. He's a stud anyway.
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Re: Age question
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11/21/16 01:25 AM
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DQ Kid
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4 seem about right based on body characteristics
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Re: Age question
[Re: poisonivie]
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11/21/16 01:38 AM
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ChanceHuiet
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Those pics are tough I'd say 4 I wouldn't even venture a guess with those pics. He's a stud anyway. I know very tough for me also. But best 3 pics we have gotten.
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Re: Age question
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11/21/16 04:15 AM
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Deerhunter61
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Very nice buck! Hope you get him!
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Re: Age question
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11/21/16 12:54 PM
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Age N Score ?
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I can say from experience that sausage from a 3.5 year old deer is as good as sausage from a 4.5 year old deer. Either way, that is a nice buck!
I Feed Indian Corn. The deer love it and all the colors make them stay at the feeder longer.
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Re: Age question
[Re: ChanceHuiet]
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11/21/16 02:46 PM
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WesTexHunter75
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Chase we may be neighbors? Are you in Crockett county?
Last edited by WesTexHunter75; 11/21/16 02:48 PM.
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Re: Age question
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11/21/16 04:52 PM
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shea.mcphail
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Do you guys have a good resource that shows you what to look for when aging deer?
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Re: Age question
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#6552850
11/21/16 05:12 PM
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There is a chart that shows yearling young mid aged mature post mature that id use rather than exact year. Google should find it... think SFA had a good one back in the day
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Re: Age question
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11/21/16 05:13 PM
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Navasot
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Chase we may be neighbors? Are you in Crockett county? Small world! From this pic added id say 5isnt out of the question... no younger than 4
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Re: Age question
[Re: WesTexHunter75]
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11/21/16 05:15 PM
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ChanceHuiet
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Chase we may be neighbors? Are you in Crockett county? Hunt just outside Big Lake. One of the guys on the lease got these on his camera. I age the deer at 3.5 another guy said he is mature. Figured I'd post here and get an idea from everyone. Your deer sure looks darn close. Pm sent.
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Re: Age question
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11/21/16 05:22 PM
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Navasot
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Re: Age question
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11/21/16 06:25 PM
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WesTexHunter75
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Chase we may be neighbors? Are you in Crockett county? Small world! From this pic added id say 5isnt out of the question... no younger than 4 Pretty sure he's 4. last yr pic.
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Re: Age question
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11/21/16 06:30 PM
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Navasot
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Think how much he would gain next year
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Re: Age question
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11/21/16 06:33 PM
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therancher
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Chase we may be neighbors? Are you in Crockett county? Hunt just outside Big Lake. One of the guys on the lease got these on his camera. I age the deer at 3.5 another guy said he is mature. Figured I'd post here and get an idea from everyone. Your deer sure looks darn close. Pm sent. There are very few bucks in the big lake area that are over 3.5 years old. The drought in 11 and the EHD in 12 cut herd numbers down low. There are a lot of 3.5's and even more 2.5's. All deer look a year or two older this year because of rains. It MIGHT be 4.5. But it's probably not.
Crotchety old bastidge
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Re: Age question
[Re: ChanceHuiet]
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11/21/16 06:48 PM
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WesTexHunter75
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We have a few 4 yo deer but mainly because we are trying to get the age structure back up. 2010 and 11 put a big hurting on the area as well as most of the state. I shot this deer on the 9th this yr. One of the few mature bucks we have on 18000 acres.
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Re: Age question
[Re: Navasot]
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11/21/16 06:56 PM
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WesTexHunter75
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Think how much he would gain next year Right!
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Re: Age question
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11/22/16 12:15 AM
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ChanceHuiet
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If he walks in front of me I'm passing on him. Don't get me wrong, would be my biggest to date but I really would love to see him in 2 years.
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