RE: Aging deer (1.5yr olds)....."Locations"
 

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RE: Aging deer (1.5yr olds)....."Locations"
 

1.5's at Dan's place in NY:





They tend to be bigger in body at Dan's place, but smaller in rack size as compared to my place in PA.

1.5's at my place in PA:

RE: Aging deer (1.5yr olds)....."Locations"
 

Ive also seen a spikewith maybe 1" spikes so 1.5 varies greatly here

RE: Aging deer (1.5yr olds)....."Locations"
 

This one here is a 1.5 year old, he's got great potential!! He's an 8 point.

RE: Aging deer (1.5yr olds)....."Locations"
 

This smart arse had to be 1.5 last fall.:D:D:D

RE: Aging deer (1.5yr olds)....."Locations"
 

Here is a 1.5 year oldin myneck of the woods. http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc232/twildasin/DSCN1852.jpg

RE: Aging deer (1.5yr olds)....."Locations"
 

This is a pretty typical 1.5 year old for my area. Most of the 1.5 y.o's have a 6-8 point rack and they all pretty much have the same shape/look. Decent main beams but short tines and little mass.

RE: Aging deer (1.5yr olds)....."Locations"
 

Here are the 1.5's that I got on camera this year.







And a good example of how much they can grow in a couple years, especially body size.



One comment I would make on the subject is that a good or bad year (wet year, drought, etc.) can have as much influence on the size of the deer's antlers as anything. Thiswas a great spring and summer here, if we continue with things as things are this year all our 1.5's may be spikes next year.

RE: Aging deer (1.5yr olds)....."Locations"
 

From this 4pt being an average 1.5 yr old to the basket 8pt being a 'big' 1.5 yr old

RE: Aging deer (1.5yr olds)....."Locations"
 

Here's a 1.5 year old by me.....Central Wisconsin