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appleater25 09-20-2009 06:31 PM

Help me age this guy please...
 
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Looks kind of old though the boneage isn't necessarily showing it...3 1/2...4 1/2???

Located in South Central Wisconsin....

zrexpilot 09-20-2009 06:35 PM

looks to be about 6 or 7 years old maybe even older

mtfreezer 09-20-2009 11:39 PM

Looks fairly young to me. No sag in the back or belly. Doesn't looked clompletely filled out in the shoulders yet. I'd say 3.5

itsslow98 09-20-2009 11:46 PM

im gonna say 3.5 to 4, def more room to grow in the neck and chest areas

elkoholic501 09-21-2009 03:19 AM

You know the deer better in your area than anyone else could. The buck you want to know the age of is one year older than the buck he's traveling with....which to me looks like a 1 1/2 years old. They're both extremly healthy, but not old, I'm betting you hunt farm lands..

srwshooter 09-21-2009 03:32 AM

who cares how old he is,if the rack is big enough then kill him. sometimes ageing a deer is a joke anyway. you've been watching to much tv.

1shotkill1993 09-21-2009 05:04 AM

Yeah i'd say around 4yrs. But hes gone some nice bones on his head. I'd shoot him

zrexpilot 09-21-2009 05:09 AM

older deer revert back to younger ( 3 1/2) looking deer.
Look at the deer next to him hes about 3 1/2 - 4 1/2 notice the face on him knda of short look at the other his face has thinned back out like an old man, look at the brisket, look at the hinds, not as rounded or plump any more, the color , hes lighter than the younger healthier buck, look at the wrinkles. But the number one deal breaker is the forhead skull plate, its sunken or concave, this is seen in only real old bucks.
In my opinion this is an old buck.

appleater25 09-21-2009 08:09 AM


Originally Posted by srwshooter (Post 3448041)
who cares how old he is,if the rack is big enough then kill him. sometimes ageing a deer is a joke anyway. you've been watching to much tv.

Well, genius...if he's 3 1/2 I don't like the rack, I won't shoot him. If he's a lot older then he's on the way down and it would be a great old buck to be able to harvest no matter the rack size.

Thanks a lot for your consulting though, you're really helpful.

appleater25 09-21-2009 08:10 AM


Originally Posted by elkoholic501 (Post 3448028)
You know the deer better in your area than anyone else could. The buck you want to know the age of is one year older than the buck he's traveling with....which to me looks like a 1 1/2 years old. They're both extremly healthy, but not old, I'm betting you hunt farm lands..

Farm lands is correct!


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