RE: How Old is this Buck?
Weight is more of an estimate. According to the butcher, the deer weighed 160lb dressed and his chart put that at 197lbs live (I think). It was gutted in the field so a real live weight was never determined. It was bigger than my two 8-pointers (although they were only about a 100 and 120” B&C class deer). I’m thinking that he’s older than my two 8-pointers but his antler genetics aren’t as good. I’ll have to ask the taxidermist for the jaw to be sure. The fat neck and long nose make me think he’s not a 1.5 year old.