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Old 08-28-2007 | 07:00 AM
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timbercruiser
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Default RE: Ageing whitetail deer on the hoof.

The deer in the June 22 picture is young, maybe 2 1/2 the one under the feeder is an older deer, thicker chest and neck. In the bottom picture he appears to have a flat back and belly, butI'll be surprised if he is over 4 1/2. I'm not sure the bottom two pictures are of the same deer.. You will hunt a lot of days before you kill nothing but 5 1/2 year old bucks. Check with the Quality Deer Management Association www.qdma.com website, they should have some charts, etc that will be useful. Their magazine lately has been having a "age this buck" section every month. I personally wouldn't hunt under those age limits.
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