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Re: Need help, age this..

Unread postby Bonecrusher101 » Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:35 am

I'd say 3.5 or a 4.5


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Unread postby ghoasthunter » Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:37 am

3.5 is my guess but in my part of country hes a dead buck for sure :shock:
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Unread postby Ladykiller » Wed Sep 05, 2018 6:47 pm

4+

The sag in the belly and antler mass are dead giveaways.
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Unread postby JPiskun1080 » Thu Sep 06, 2018 8:27 am

I love these kind of deer. Some crazy charateristics for antlers. My assumptions are like everyone else. 3.5 to 4.5. His body size is a little small still for his leg length. Their is a little belly sag but not really any back sag. You can also kind of see on the bottom picture where his neck joins in relation to his chest. 5.5 year olds and older will start line up with the bottom of their chest. I really want to say 3.5 but its a tough call. I certainly wouldn't let him pass based off of characteristics alone though. Good luck to ya
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Unread postby street28ss » Thu Sep 06, 2018 2:22 pm

4.5 imo
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Unread postby Hawthorne » Thu Sep 06, 2018 2:38 pm

8.5
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Unread postby Swampbuck » Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:20 pm

Looks 4.5+ to me. After that I can only say it doesnt matter lol
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Unread postby Ashreve93 » Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:37 pm

Hawthorne wrote:8.5


What makes you think he's so old? I find it interesting that everyone is saying 3.5 to 4.5, but you're saying double that.
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Unread postby ScottSpitzley » Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:21 am

Looks like a great 1.5 year old buck....I would give him another year.
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Unread postby muddy » Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:22 am

3 to 5+, but hard to estimate age off an infrared pic when you cant see the face closer up. Also helpful to know location, at least the state.

He "looks mature" to me if I were to compare him to 4 and 5 year old deer off my areas in Iowa.
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Unread postby BighousePT » Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:31 am

The deer is from Western Kentucky. I feel he is 3.5 but my buddy thinks he is over 4.5. We are probably just splitting hairs. I was thinking about passing on him if I see him just to see what he may be next year. Now I think I may just shoot him. He's goofy as .
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Unread postby muddy » Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:37 am

BighousePT wrote:The deer is from Western Kentucky. I feel he is 3.5 but my buddy thinks he is over 4.5. We are probably just splitting hairs. I was thinking about passing on him if I see him just to see what he may be next year. Now I think I may just shoot him. He's goofy as .


That deer is THICK in body and he has above average mass in those bases. If you don't have any pics of him in years prior its obviously so hard to tell. Did you guys take any big mature deer off your property last year? If so he could be moving in to set up shop. If not that blows my whole theory.

Personally I think he's at least 4, but missing a lot of info to really pin an age.
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Re: Need help, age this..

Unread postby Hawthorne » Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:39 am

Ashreve93 wrote:
Hawthorne wrote:8.5


What makes you think he's so old? I find it interesting that everyone is saying 3.5 to 4.5, but you're saying double that.



His rack looks from an older buck. Nobody can accurately age a buck 100% of the time once they hit maturity. Kill him ,send his teeth in and let us know
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Unread postby Ashreve93 » Fri Sep 07, 2018 3:59 am

Hawthorne wrote:
Ashreve93 wrote:
Hawthorne wrote:8.5


What makes you think he's so old? I find it interesting that everyone is saying 3.5 to 4.5, but you're saying double that.



His rack looks from an older buck. Nobody can accurately age a buck 100% of the time once they hit maturity. Kill him ,send his teeth in and let us know


Im with you 100%. Everyone's answers are equally a guess. Your answer just intrigued me because it was so different than the rest. There was nothing wrong with it.
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