Age this deer

[lungbuster12point06]

Ok with all the "mature" deer posts and such floating around, I have a question.............how old do you think the buck in this picture is and would you kill him or wait a year or two?



Another angle

[GR8atta2d]

I wouldn't shoot him...but thats me..I hold no judgement on you!



The real question is...is he Mature? Sorry..lol

[Wiaxle]

In the area I hunt that would probably be a 1 1/2 year old, (maybe a small 2 1/2 year old) but deer will vary in size depending on the geographic location and food sources.

[lungbuster12point06]

You need to look at his body proportions.............

[Vabowman]

2.5 yrs

[125py]

to me his body looks like a 3.5 yr old, but his antlers make me think he is 2.5.

I would definitley pass him up this year

[GMMAT]

looks like a 2.5 yr old to me.

[npockat32]

By the 2nd Picture he looks to be a definite 2 1/2 year old buck. I would wait 2 more years for him to mature.

[_Dan]

What was the date on the pic? His tarsal's don't look that dark, so I would say it was taken in mid October before his neck started to swell. To me his body looks to be a 3.5 yr old deer, if it is mid October.

[BrentH243]

That's a shooter for me where I'm at. He's gotta be 3.5 because of the size of his a$$. He looks strong and wide, and his neck is rather large. The rack looks like a 2.5er but maybe the nutrients he consumed all went into making him healthier and less into increasing the size of his antlers.