Based on the time frame(if correct) that buck is at least 4 and maybe 5+ from that one pic angle. Post rut bucks do not look anything like they did in Sept or Oct.
4 to 5, not any younger for sure. Big head, level lower body line (not drawn up like a younger deer), deeper neck/chest joint. That's a great deer, hope you see him in 2018.
Based on the time frame(if correct) that buck is at least 4 and maybe 5+ from that one pic angle. Post rut bucks do not look anything like they did in Sept or Oct.
.
I agree with Ranch, that deer is a rutted, worn out 4-5 yo...