I would say on the kill pic he has 70-72 on tines and 95 or so on down frame....165 to 167. In some pics he looks 5 and in others more of a 7 yr old. So I will go 7 on age. My kind of buck. Lot of long tines and narrower on spread. Did he score as a 6x6 for 5x6 with a drop? I would call him a 6x6 based off that one kill pic.

6x6. What did you think of the pics the year before-2018.

Awesome buck, and that doe is about the lightest color I have ever seen on a deer. He must have had a thing for blondes.

As far as age, I kind of agree with Buckeye based on pics. He doesn't have much of a thick brisket and not much sway in the back....I'd say 4.5 in 2018 and 5.5 in 2019, but I'm sure STX is right. He's long legged and lanky with an athletic body which makes it difficult, but his antlers say he's older than I think.

The interesting thing for me, in the pics, is the difference in size. In the trophy pic he looks MUCH bigger, like 15-20" bigger.

The interesting thing for me, in the pics, is the difference in size. In the trophy pic he looks MUCH bigger, like 15-20" bigger.

Ive actually never thought about what he looks like he scores by looking at the dead deer/field photo because I already knew what he scored. I will say that we take a lot of time and effort into our dead deer pics in an attempt to have them aesthetically appealing but MOSTLY we want the pic to represent what the rack actually looks like in person. We try to pick the angle that shows all the points and represents their actual lengths. Its part of our record keeping system and potentially a way to market any potential openings we occasionally have. We dont want the hunter to be way behind the horns or the deers body to be way behind the horns. Either one of those things is like the guys that hold the fish way out in front and you have NO IDEA how big it actually is. If you will look at the pic the deers body and the hunter are the same distance from the camera as the rack is. For reference the hunter is about 5'10" and 175 and the deer field dressed(135) less than our average buck. He was killed prior to rut and was rolling fat. All this is just fyi for yall still playing along and wanting to age/score.
I would still like more of yall to age/score him the year before and tell me if you even think its the same deer. We on the lease all think its same deer but not postive. If it is he put on the most growth that we have ever seen and you might take that into consideration on his age estimate.

The rack is extraordinarily similar, I would lean towards it being the same deer but I agree, he grew a TON for a one-year jump. Any chance the 2018 pics are off a year on the camera?

What I meant by the size is that the tine length and even a bit of the mass washed out on the game-cam pics. I would have guessed the cam pics in the upper 140-low 150 range, while the posed pic shows those aspects much better and suggests at least 10 more inches.

In the 2nd photo provided, he appears to be running around with two dinks. I do not often see older, mature bucks running around with teenagers. They might meet up somewhere, but seldom travel together. Giving him a full hundred for the under, I have roughed him at 163. Dead photo shows more age in the face than the live ones and I am going out on a limb to say 5 1/2.

When you gonna post the score and the group’s age estimate FR?

Leaving me hanging too long

It hasnt quite been 3 full days yet. I dont know if the weekend guys might post more guesses. Once I give results im sure comments will stop/slow. I just think hes real interesting given the big jump in antlers and the uncertainty of being the same deer. And his age definitely had us all scratching our heads. Ill give it till later today at least.