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Age This Buck #6846511 08/05/17 08:37 PM
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How old do y'all think this dude is?




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About 4 to 4.5, good looking buck.

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Re: Age This Buck [Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn] #6847252 08/06/17 04:54 PM
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I can see either of those. It's a toughy.


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His torso says he's fully mature but his face says he's young. confused2 I'm going to say 2.5 or maybe 3.5 tops.


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I see 4.5

Re: Age This Buck [Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn] #6847397 08/06/17 07:48 PM
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Man that's a tough pic. Got another? With this pic I'm gonna go way out on a limb and say he is at least 2. grin

Re: Age This Buck [Re: NDN98] #6847417 08/06/17 08:07 PM
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He looks like an old saggy buck to me. If you want to shoot him, I'd leave out applesauce or creamed corn to draw him in because his teeth are gone.

If I really wanted an accurate age for a buck, I would tell region and post a couple other pictures of deer on your place. I'd also like to know if you think it's a cull or trophy for your place.

Standard answers for no info included- 1.5 for 6 point, 3.5 for 8 point, 4.5 for 10 point. Deer never get to shooter age on these posts.

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Could be the way he is standing but the back is straight, rump & hind quarters look smallish, no belly sag and a narrow face; guessing 3.5

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Re: Age This Buck [Re: HCHunter28] #6847496 08/06/17 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted By: HCHunter28
He looks like an old saggy buck to me. If you want to shoot him, I'd leave out applesauce or creamed corn to draw him in because his teeth are gone.

If I really wanted an accurate age for a buck, I would tell region and post a couple other pictures of deer on your place. I'd also like to know if you think it's a cull or trophy for your place.

Standard answers for no info included- 1.5 for 6 point, 3.5 for 8 point, 4.5 for 10 point. Deer never get to shooter age on these posts.


I hunt on small acreage so there's no such thing as a cull at my place. He's not a trophy to me though. Here are some other deer. This is Hunt County.







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Dates are wrong. These are all from this year and last year.

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He's definitely mature.

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I think he's mature.

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I agree with Stub. Face tells the final story. No more than 3.5.

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I agree with Stub. Face tells the final story. No more than 3.5.

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Based on the one pic I'd say mature.


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Originally Posted By: ImTheReasonDovesMourn
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He looks like an old saggy buck to me. If you want to shoot him, I'd leave out applesauce or creamed corn to draw him in because his teeth are gone.

If I really wanted an accurate age for a buck, I would tell region and post a couple other pictures of deer on your place. I'd also like to know if you think it's a cull or trophy for your place.

Standard answers for no info included- 1.5 for 6 point, 3.5 for 8 point, 4.5 for 10 point. Deer never get to shooter age on these posts.


I hunt on small acreage so there's no such thing as a cull at my place. He's not a trophy to me though. Here are some other deer. This is Hunt County.






I'd be looking for this old toad, personally, particularly if that's what he looked like last year.


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He looks like an old saggy buck to me. If you want to shoot him, I'd leave out applesauce or creamed corn to draw him in because his teeth are gone.

If I really wanted an accurate age for a buck, I would tell region and post a couple other pictures of deer on your place. I'd also like to know if you think it's a cull or trophy for your place.

Standard answers for no info included- 1.5 for 6 point, 3.5 for 8 point, 4.5 for 10 point. Deer never get to shooter age on these posts.


I hunt on small acreage so there's no such thing as a cull at my place. He's not a trophy to me though. Here are some other deer. This is Hunt County.






I'd be looking for this old toad, personally, particularly if that's what he looked like last year.


My 10 year old shot him with his crossbow on opening day last year. That was his first buck. That buck was one big-bodied, heavy beast. The taxidermist/processor said the buck had an inch thick layer of fat.



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cheers

That was a good one remember that

I bet that young man was pumped!

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Great deer for the young man!

Back on the original subject, I'm not an expert at judging age, but I've seen some good bucks that I know for a fact were 5, 6, or 7 that maintained that long thin face.

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Originally Posted By: Navasot
cheers

That was a good one remember that

I bet that young man was pumped!


Super pumped. So was his dad. We woke up the woods that morning yelling and high-fiving.

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Originally Posted By: ErnestTBass
Great deer for the young man!

Back on the original subject, I'm not an expert at judging age, but I've seen some good bucks that I know for a fact were 5, 6, or 7 that maintained that long thin face.


Yeah, this is a tricky one. I'll see if I have some more pics of him from different angles. Maybe they'll help.


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