Tough to age a deer on the hoof, especially one from a different part of the country. If I was looking at the summer pick I would say 3.5, but now that he has packed on some weight and has his thicker coat he could be 4.5. Either way it looks like a nice buck to me. I don't think I could pass him up, unless your property is very big and you have better deer available. The buck in the back round of the last pick definatly looks like a keeper too.