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

inside spread prolly 18, good mass, lotta tines,tall brows,I would guess 140-145
deffinately a shooter this year or any year!

I really hate MI[8D]

I do not see much swoop in his back or a big belly. I am going to say 3.5

Really hard to age due to poor pic.

But a great buck fo sho!

That thing could have 8-10 scorable points per side or more?

It is hard to judge age from the pic but he "feels" like an older animal to me if that makes any sense. OLder than 3 anyway.
With that mass and number of tines IMO he'll gross 160+ with ease.

Older and very big, shooter every where in the country!

Like Matt said, with the mass and all the extra points, I belive he will go over 160 also.

It doesn't really matter, that is a giant.

SHOOTER

Mass will out score width any day! That is a stud of a buck with matching drops. I would be dedicating a lot of time in him.