i set the camera out for a week on the side of a trail and got a couple bucks, one was a typical 130-140 and the other was this guy. he has crazy mass around the base, his antlers come within an inch of touching on his head. it is hard to judge how big his antlers will score without another angle, i can't even tell exactly how many tines he has. the 2 small matching drop tines are pretty cool though. this spring i found a shed with awesome mass at this same place, it had 8 points on the single side and the mass at the base was about as big as the palm of my hand, it was a different buck though. i also shot the 13pt double main beam last year here too, it is full of non-typicals.

my question is this, how old do you think this deer is, and a rough estimate on his score? for this area his body and neck seem small, i know there are many more bigger bucks in the area, but we are trying to judge if this one is of age to shoot.

thanks for your responses;
vick