Looking at the headgearhe doesn't look that old, but then looking at the depth of his chest slightly bigger belly, etc......and then body size compared to the mature doe he is next to he may be older than I think.

I suspect this picture is of an old friend that many of you may recognize from 2x years ago. If you look at the closeup of him, you can see he is a halfrack........[8D]. Antler wise he isn't big however he may be 3.5 or better this year and just never grew impressive headgear because of previous injuries.

How old you you think this guy is? Do you think the bottom two pictures are of the same deer?

This year:



Zoomed in:



2005 pictures of a buck I think may be him:

I'm guessing 2.5 on the top photo. Look at his neck. I KNOW they fill out a lot after their summer coats go.....and I can appreciate where you're hunting. This is just my guess (and reasoning).

If that's a doe, beside him.....and not a BB....he COULD be 1.5 based on his body size. If he is....he's an EXCEPTIONAL 1.5 yr old.

This from a field judging newbie.....lol.

I would gues 2.5... around here anyway.
That is a typical NE 2.5 year old.

My take is it's a very developed 1.5 year old. I realize he's standing behind the other deer but to be honest, I have to agree with GMMAT and say that other deer is this years deer, either button or doe yearling. He's not that much different than it. Very solid but a 1.5 year old.

I have reservations calling him 2.5 years old. I wouldlean to 1.5.

I want to say 2.5, I just can't see him being 1.5 because of body size.His neck is thin but is is also early in the season. But then again I am use to seeing smaller body sized deer so I very well could be way off.

Whats the wound on the pic in the bottom velvetbuck..ot the broken pedicle..but below the shoulder blade (mole Like) it's on each side of the deer...I don't think it's the same deer.

thats a toughy...id SAY 1.5 or 2.5...but its tough to say. ive seen PA 1.5yos from spikes to 10pt basket racks with a couple inch spread...some its hard to say, like that one...being a little wider and heavier...seen one saturday that i just couldnt tell. body and rack said 2.5 but i still dont know...same with your pic...tough call...

if he got brow tines id take him though...(4pt area for me)

I don't see the tumor on the top two pics, which on the bottom ones it hang well below his chin line. I agree, I do not think it is the same buck. I think they are of different age. I think the top one may be closer to 2.5. The bottom one may be closer to 1.5. As everyone else, I'm not his daddy so I dont know for sure, just my two cents.

On dif subject, is it my eyes or does the top one have an arrow just barely hanging from his rib cage. If he does, someone needs a better bow, should wait till it gets in range next time, or needs to cut down that brush he shot through.

1st in bold) Not a tumor a deformed antler

2nd in bold) No thats called a weed..you can see it in the top pic.