I think he's about 3.5, what do you guys think

I think that is a heck of a 3.5 year old!!! Nice deer

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To much staining on his hocks to be a 3.5 yr old IMO. I am thinking more along the lines of a rutted down, drought stressed 5.5 yr old. Heck of a buck either way.

Nice buck

What county is this deer in?

Nice deer

One fine buck.

The hocks are the only thing that would tell me that deer was 5.5, and it is possible (not common) for the hocks to be misleading. I don't see any sagging of the skin, no major jowls, no scarring, and usually in that area deer don't make it to 5.5 without knotched ears or wounds from fighting. Too many bucks. If there were some pics of some other deer, it would be easier to tell the height and length of the deer.

Nice buck but I am more impressed with your two legged feeder, lol.

I hope he makes it another year or two.......nice buck.

X2...Looks like south Texas,and the deer looks to be older than 3.5.

he has a nice rack

Nice Buck!

Thanks for all the replies, he's in Llano county. considering the weather we have taken some very large deer this season

In that case he is 5.5.. shoot him

I still don't see where yall see 3.5....4.5 maybe but no 3.5

Think yall are next to my buddies ranch in castell... He is mature..been hunting that area for long time never seen deer with that much staining not tooth out..

Plus look at his legs and how stiff and bulgey those knees look

Not all deer are large bodied either. I have seen very small bodied 7.5 yr old bucks in South Texas that looked like this buck. Not many of them but a few. I saw 4 yrs of video of a buck once that looked like this and he had to have been at least 6.5 or 7.5 yrs of age in the last year of video and he never showed a large body or sagging skin of a deer his age. A 5.5 yr old buck is in his prime and will not usually show many signs of sagging skin at this time of the year even during the rut or a drought. Not all deer are fighters either. This deer has all his points and no sign of any broken ones. What he does show is rut stress from body weight loss. He also shows me of past rut stress by the way he sets down on his dewclaws in a couple of pics which can be a sign of aging. He also appears to show some caloused knees in the top pic, which would come with age. I think the fact that he is slim bodied is more of the area he is at and the drought that is hiding his age more. This does appear to be more of Llano county or San Saba county to me also.

That came from you of all people "give him one more year" aka BOBO? That killing of a buck this year has given you the bloodlust now. That is a great buck however old he is or will be.

hope he's close to our place near Castell!!!

mature very nice