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How old do you think this buck is?
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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?
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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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Re: How old do you think this buck is?
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12/30/16 10:53 PM
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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?
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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.
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Re: How old do you think this buck is?
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12/30/16 11:04 PM
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don k
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Who cares. If you want to shoot him then do it.
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Re: How old do you think this buck is?
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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.
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Re: How old do you think this buck is?
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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?
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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?
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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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Re: How old do you think this buck is?
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01/20/17 04:09 PM
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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... No way, deer is mature.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: How old do you think this buck is?
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01/20/17 04:17 PM
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Who cares. If you want to shoot him then do it. might try reading the posts once you open them sir...
If I send my neighbors a text and ask them to give me feedback on my lawn and plant rye into a giant dong pattern, I'm probably going to get some less than positive feedback. Same goes here.
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Re: How old do you think this buck is?
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01/20/17 04:26 PM
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Still has a waistline, not 5.5. Still has great potential, let him get bigger.
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Re: How old do you think this buck is?
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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?
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01/21/17 05:19 AM
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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...
Crotchety old bastidge
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Re: How old do you think this buck is?
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01/21/17 01:08 PM
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don k
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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.
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Re: How old do you think this buck is?
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01/21/17 06:48 PM
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Just saw your buck pic. Nice narrow 8.
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Re: How old do you think this buck is?
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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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