ORIGINAL: rybohunter
I've argued enough in the past about what to shoot/what to pass....
My sincere question arises regarding the age estimation from cougs about the size of his deer. I know TN is southand all, but what he's calling a 2.5 year old buck is not even a NICE 1.5 up here. I want to know if these are his guesses, or has he gotten the info from jawbone aged deer from thier dept of wildlife?
They are honestly just educated guesses. I see enough deer a year to know approximate age around here. You have to remember that summer deer appear MUCH smaller than they are. The buck i killed last year was a solid 2.5yr old no doubt in my mind. I'm sure you've seen pictures. If you'd like I can post up a bunch more pictures for you to look at for comparison.