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 Re: Please tell me he's at least 3 1/2
[Re: KnoxCityNate]
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10/27/17 04:52 PM
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D'hanis
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I plan on it  just trying to get better at aging them. The best way to get better aging them is to observe their mannerisms and size compared to young and middle aged deer. If you like to shoot 3.5 year old bucks like that one great, but you can't observe mature bucks if you don't let them live past 4.5. Good luck this season. Thanks for the input and I agree. The problem I have is I'm on a very small property the entire area around me is full of hunters. Very rare to see a 4 1/2 year old or older in this county. Tons of does and lots of young bucks, so many it will get better in time. Thanks again KnoxCityNate I hear what you are saying 100%. I rarely see others on the forum with the same issue but I like yourself hunt a small property with tremendous hunting pressure on the other side of each fence line. While I am all for harvesting mature deer, it's hard to let a deer like that walk when you know for a fact a neighbor will kill that deer the second they get a chance. Like you, we very rarely see 4.5-5.5 yr old bucks.
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Re: Please tell me he's at least 3 1/2
[Re: KnoxCityNate]
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10/27/17 05:31 PM
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Big_Ag
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Nate - Thanks for those other photos. If I had to place a bet, I'd say that deer is 4 going on 4.5. His rump is filled out, lost the slope to his nose and his brisket is filling out, not to mention the sunken forehead in your first set of photos. My opinion and is only worth as much as you paid for it. 
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Re: Please tell me he's at least 3 1/2
[Re: KnoxCityNate]
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10/27/17 05:41 PM
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Nice 3.5 slick 8. It is better that you take him than the neighbors.
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Re: Please tell me he's at least 3 1/2
[Re: D'hanis]
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10/27/17 05:50 PM
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KnoxCityNate
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I plan on it just trying to get better at aging them. The best way to get better aging them is to observe their mannerisms and size compared to young and middle aged deer. If you like to shoot 3.5 year old bucks like that one great, but you can't observe mature bucks if you don't let them live past 4.5. Good luck this season. Thanks for the input and I agree. The problem I have is I'm on a very small property the entire area around me is full of hunters. Very rare to see a 4 1/2 year old or older in this county. Tons of does and lots of young bucks, so many it will get better in time. Thanks again KnoxCityNate I hear what you are saying 100%. I rarely see others on the forum with the same issue but I like yourself hunt a small property with tremendous hunting pressure on the other side of each fence line. While I am all for harvesting mature deer, it's hard to let a deer like that walk when you know for a fact a neighbor will kill that deer the second they get a chance. Like you, we very rarely see 4.5-5.5 yr old bucks. You are correct the neighbors always end up shooting them
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Re: Please tell me he's at least 3 1/2
[Re: KnoxCityNate]
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10/27/17 10:07 PM
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DH3
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Old age and treachery beats youth and stupid every time!
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Re: Please tell me he's at least 3 1/2
[Re: KnoxCityNate]
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10/27/17 10:46 PM
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colt45-90
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if you like shoot him, if you are in an area that gets pressure from surrounding areas, he might not get a chance to get older.
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Please tell me he's at least 3 1/2
[Re: KnoxCityNate]
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10/28/17 12:01 AM
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Slow Drifter
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He's still pretty leggy, so he'll eat good! Compare his legs to the other deer. Look shorter? They're really not, but his body's deeper. I don't see 3.5 on this one. I see 2.5 and 1.5 on the other. If I liked him, and I do, he'd be in my freezer.
"I have no idea what WW-III will be fought with, but WW-IV will be fought with sticks and stones." A. Einstein 
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Re: Please tell me he's at least 3 1/2
[Re: KnoxCityNate]
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10/28/17 04:53 PM
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KnoxCityNate
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Thanks for all the comments
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