Shooter or not.... and Age....?

[alldaysit]

Well, would you take the following deer if you had the opportunity? How old do you think he is?

I did harvest this buck and sent in his front teeth for cementum annuli aging. He is seven and a half years old!!!

 

[bueller]

Shooter for me in my area regardless of age, no questions asked. Congrats on harvesting a great buck. Did you have history with him in previous years?

edit... Did you weigh him?

 

[4wanderingeyes]

Boom!

 

[Nova]

absolutely, in that first pic he is a TANK

 

[Bill]

He is a tank. So much so I think it makes him look small (if that makes sense). What did that thing weigh?

 

[buckdeer1]

What i have found works for me is to cover up the antlers and look at body.However over 5.5 they are tough.Mine was aged this year at 5.5.Great looking buck for sure

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Shooter every time in my hunting area. I'd guess 4.5. First pic his neck/throat is continuous line down to his brisket. Has that " steer " shape.

 

[Eggman]

I would pull the trigger!

 

[alldaysit]

Thanks everyone!

Shooter for me in my area regardless of age, no questions asked. Congrats on harvesting a great buck. Did you have history with him in previous years?

edit... Did you weigh him?

I had him on camera the year before and he was about the same size but a 9 point. Here's a picture:

I never seen him on the hoof until this year, the day I shot him with the bow.

I didn't have a big game scale then, but I got one from the wife for Christmas.

When I shot him, he had the racehorse look already, dropped a ton of weight and I was like "how old is he?" (Because he looked 3.5 on the hoof lol). I said those October pictures make him look 5.5+ so I better follow through with this opportunity. He came to the waterhole I dug in front of the stand following Steve B's book advice, he was grunting and checking the does in the food plot. It was an exciting night.


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[bueller]

What date did you harvest him? I've heard that bucks can lose a whole lot of weight between pre and post rut.

 

[alldaysit]

What date did you harvest him? I've heard that bucks can lose a whole lot of weight between pre and post rut.

I shot him on November 16th.


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[Tap]

Nice buck. I would have guessed the he was 5.5 or older. Definately a shooter here in Pa where 4 year old buck are fairly uncommon. I'm not sure if I've ever seen a 7 year old buck in Pa.
Did Deer Age analyze the incisors? I got the results of my 2016 buck a couple weeks ago. It's the 4th buck they've aged for me. I've been a little surprised at some of the results.
I don't want to jack your thread, I should do a thread with on-the-hoof pics of him seconds before I shot him vs the Deer Age results. It was surprising.
I may be underestimating the age of some bucks that I see which is the opposite of what most guys do...they tend to overestimate age.

 

[alldaysit]

Nice buck. I would have guessed the he was 5.5 or older. Definately a shooter here in Pa where 4 year old buck are fairly uncommon. I'm not sure if I've ever seen a 7 year old buck in Pa.
Did Deer Age analyze the incisors? I got the results of my 2016 buck a couple weeks ago. It's the 4th buck they've aged for me. I've been a little surprised at some of the results.
I don't want to jack your thread, I should do a thread with on-the-hoof pics of him seconds before I shot him vs the Deer Age results. It was surprising.
I may be underestimating the age of some bucks that I see which is the opposite of what most guys do...they tend to overestimate age.

I sent in both front teeth to Deer Age. My brother and I had a bet going that he was either 3.5 or 4.5. I said the October pics make him look older than that. Then when we got the results that he was 7.5 it blew my mind. That's why I send those teeth in.

Ive only sent in my last two bucks which have been 4.5 and 7.5..... both very surprising.

Before I shot him I thought he needed another year because I thought he looked 3.5.

It's beginning to make me think that any aging on the hoof after like October 24th(I'll be looking at this from a trail camera perspective this year) has a much higher degree of inaccurate age estimates.


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[BC Buck]

When they hit 4.5+ its just a guessing game. For years I did not believe results. Now with years of cam pick history there is a lot more mature deer than people think.