Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Just interested in what you think about this new deer. I have no history with him, and he has just drifted in the last couple of weeks. I can't decide if he is 3 or 4.
Age and score?
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Bassattackr
5 year old buck +
Same. Could go either way..
Doesn't have the big hams of a typical 4 year old but has some sway in his back that makes me think he might be 4. If pressed, I'd be more inclined to say 4.
Doesn't have the big hams of a typical 4 year old but has some sway in his back that makes me think he might be 4. If pressed, I'd be more inclined to say 4.
Hoytvectrix
5 year old buck +
The benefits of having a "doe factory", you get guys like this one showing up during the pre-rut/rut. We get to see the same. More and more buck pictures starting the first couple of cold fronts in mid to late-September and continuing until late December in Northern MO.
I would feel pretty confident saying 3.5 year old. No idea on score. I'm pretty terrible at estimating antler scores.
I would feel pretty confident saying 3.5 year old. No idea on score. I'm pretty terrible at estimating antler scores.
S.T.Fanatic
5 year old buck +
3.5 y/o
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Apple Junkie
5 year old buck +
Regardless of age, that is a nice, healthy, mature buck. I’d lean toward that being a 4.5 year old buck where our camp is, but I sure would not swear to it. Either way, he’s a beauty.
hillrunner
5 year old buck +
If that buck was on my camera in Iowa it's a 3 year old all day long. Deer like this are the ones that can become monsters at 5.
Gravel Road
5 year old buck +
I see a thin horned 3.5 y/o with big potential. Hopefully he makes it another year or two.
g squared 23
5 year old buck +
In this area he’d be 3. I would give him a year and shoot him then as a 153”er
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Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Look at the difference in his neck and the neck on this one.
River-X
5 year old buck +
Considerable difference in neck size. Could be a few different factors though…individual animal‘s testosterone level would be my first guess, but then there is, what, 11 days between those pics, maybe the first one has gained some muscle since then. They seem to be able to do it fairly quickly.
The other thing I have noticed is they can “flex” it a bit too. I see this with our dog. He looks fairly normal but if a stranger is in the driveway he will flex and his collar, which is normally quite loose, will get so tight I can’t get my fingers under it to get a hold of him.
The other thing I have noticed is they can “flex” it a bit too. I see this with our dog. He looks fairly normal but if a stranger is in the driveway he will flex and his collar, which is normally quite loose, will get so tight I can’t get my fingers under it to get a hold of him.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
I should have mentioned that last one is a different deer. The racks are similar but the last deer is older than the first. I think you and others have nailed it on that first deer being three years old. Hopefully I will get a look at him in another year.
