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 How old?
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12/08/22 02:35 PM
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I am absolutely no good at judging age of bucks. This is one I've had on camera this year. I've already had my buck, so he's safe from me, although perhaps not from the neighbors. How old would you say he is? ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/12/full-63614-373062-big_six.jpg)
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Re: How old?
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12/08/22 02:40 PM
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3.5...
That's a big bodied deer.
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Re: How old?
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12/08/22 03:00 PM
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3.5...
That's a big bodied deer. Yup Maybe even 4! And OP, your neighbors would be doing your place and the gene pool a favor by removing him. He doesn't have much bone for a deer that size and age.
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: How old?
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12/08/22 03:19 PM
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3.5...
That's a big bodied deer. Yup Maybe even 4! And OP, your neighbors would be doing your place and the gene pool a favor by removing him. He doesn't have much bone for a deer that size and age. Exactly, I'm sure some on here will say 2 but that deer is older than he may appear, 3.5-4.5 somewhere in that range..
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Re: How old?
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12/08/22 03:30 PM
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Yep, antlers look like a 2 but body is older.
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR
Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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12/08/22 03:38 PM
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3.5...
That's a big bodied deer. Yup Maybe even 4! And OP, your neighbors would be doing your place and the gene pool a favor by removing him. He doesn't have much bone for a deer that size and age.
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12/08/22 03:40 PM
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3.5...
That's a big bodied deer. Yup Maybe even 4! And OP, your neighbors would be doing your place and the gene pool a favor by removing him. He doesn't have much bone for a deer that size and age. Eh, maybe. We've had a really poor year for antlers all around. The drought really hit the deer hard, and there just wasn't a lot of nutrition. Our deer all tend to be big bodied. It's a blessing to my freezer. Here is one I took several years ago. Sorry I don't have a better picture. He was only a 6 point, but with a lot more mass, and he was pretty old just judging by the amount of gray around his muzzle. What do you think? ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/12/full-63614-373071-old_6_point.jpg)
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12/08/22 03:48 PM
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That first deer looks like every age out there. 2.5 face, 6.5 back/butt, 5.5 stomach/ribs, 3.5-4.5 neck. Would not surprise me if he's 4.5 this year.
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12/08/22 03:55 PM
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3.5...
That's a big bodied deer. Yup Maybe even 4! And OP, your neighbors would be doing your place and the gene pool a favor by removing him. He doesn't have much bone for a deer that size and age. Eh, maybe. We've had a really poor year for antlers all around. The drought really hit the deer hard, and there just wasn't a lot of nutrition. Our deer all tend to be big bodied. It's a blessing to my freezer. Here is one I took several years ago. Sorry I don't have a better picture. He was only a 6 point, but with a lot more mass, and he was pretty old just judging by the amount of gray around his muzzle. What do you think? Apples to oranges comparison possibly not withstanding the drought; the first buck I would surmise is of inferior genetics to that 2nd pictured buck. Age wise I think they're both close, 4+
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12/08/22 04:32 PM
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Oh, I never thought the first one would compare with this one. I'm just trying to get ideas on his age. Thanks.
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12/08/22 04:45 PM
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3.5 Good Buck. 
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12/08/22 05:34 PM
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Re: How old?
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12/08/22 08:33 PM
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Just outside Nocona. Almost to the Oklahoma border.
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12/08/22 10:19 PM
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Apples to oranges comparison possibly not withstanding the drought; the first buck I would surmise is of inferior genetics to that 2nd pictured buck. Age wise I think they're both close, 4+
Exactly
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: How old?
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12/08/22 11:02 PM
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Just outside Nocona. Almost to the Oklahoma border. Man I wish we grew them like that down here in South Texas.
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12/08/22 11:37 PM
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Just outside Nocona. Almost to the Oklahoma border. Man I wish we grew them like that down here in South Texas. Ese they do, nice size bodied deer SW of you, Yancey, Pearsall, Artesia.
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12/08/22 11:48 PM
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Just outside Nocona. Almost to the Oklahoma border. Man I wish we grew them like that down here in South Texas. Ese they do, nice size bodied deer SW of you, Yancey, Pearsall, Artesia. Not like north Texas, unless they have been brought down here from up north, and put behind high fence.
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