age this buck....

[readonly]

 

[bueller]

location?

 

[readonly]

Virginia, foothills

 

[bueller]

I'm far from an expert but I'll go 3.5. He looks older than that in the photos but too me the teeth don't scream old deer.

 

[readonly]

Yes looking at the pics I thought he was at least 4. He would be above average for a 3 year old in both body and antlers for my area, and unheard of (in my experience) for a 2 year old.

But every indicator on that jawbone seems to put him at 2 years old. Light wear even for a 2 year old. So is the jawbone just an anamoly....or did I just prematurely take a buck with tremendous potential? If I saw this post I would probably think it was the wrong jawbone, but I pulled it myself. I guess this is a first world problem....lol

 

[bueller]

Nobody else wants to take an educated guess at this?

readonly are you going to send a tooth in for aging?

 

[readonly]

Yes, I will send in the teeth. The last few years I have been getting either I know are mature (photo history) or that appear mature, but then the jawbone looks young. But this one takes the cake. I will send them off soon to see if that adds any clarity.

Here's the kill pic to confirm it's the same buck

 

[bueller]

Please let us know how old they say it is.