Judge this deer

[shawnv]

How old is this Mr. Large? Was his real rack smaller or larger? I will tell you his field dressed weight was between 160lbs and 220lbs.

 

[phil@thesidehill]

thats a very good rendering of his antlers....maybe you used the brush to trace his actual rack? or you are an arteeest! lol.

 

[shawnv]

There was a time back in the day where I could sketch and paint.

 

[tooln]

My guess would be 3.5-4.

 

[phil@thesidehill]

Judge not...lest ye be judged. I was thinking 4 yrs old.

 

[Maya]

When was the pic taken? 3.5 would be my guess.

 

[shawnv]

When was the pic taken? 3.5 would be my guess.

Late October.

 

[shawnv]

I forgot all about this, it's the same buck my daughter harvested. From what I can tell he put everything into his body and not his antlers. I never actually looked at his teeth but I had him pegged at 2.5 but in this pic his face even appears "aged" and I would say his dressed weight was more in line what you'd find with a 3yr old here so I could be wrong.

 

[shawnv]

PS. I figured that if I drew in a larger rack it would skew your opinion it was an older deer.

 

[Jordan Selsor]

I was thinking 3.5 with smaller rack

 

[shawnv]

He did dress out in the mid 160's. Even with a hard winter I have a hard time believing he was 3.5 with that rack though, I should have saved his jaw.

 

[dipper]

Just because a deer has a long nose doesn't mean it's an older deer. I've worked on many 2.5 year old bucks that had a longer nose than a 3.5. Gotta save a side of the bottom jaw if u want to age him

 

[shawnv]

Sometimes not knowing makes for good campfire conversation.

 

[shawnv]

The lack of mass at the base tells me a big bodied 2.5yo

That was my thinking too.