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Old 08-22-2010 | 01:33 PM
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Starting getting out the trail cam again. Got a pretty good looking buck in a few photos. I'm quite certain he is the 10 point I got on film last year, but man did he grow a lot this year.

Two questions:
How old???? My guess he is 4.5 years old. However, my knowledge of aging is limited.
What score??? Again, my knowledge of scoring is limited so I'm not gonna even guess.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I don't know if I could pass him up regardless of age or score. lol
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Old 08-22-2010 | 03:30 PM
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Hard to tell with those pictures, but I would guess younger than that. Aim your camera either north or south and avoid the sun glare.
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Old 08-22-2010 | 03:34 PM
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id say probably 3.5 in ohio standards, looks like hes just starting to sag a bit in the belly. and id guess 140 mabey, hes real tall but not very massive.

and i second the north/south comment
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Old 08-22-2010 | 04:27 PM
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Looks like a 3.5 too me.
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Old 08-22-2010 | 04:30 PM
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Hard to tell from those 2 photos. 3.5 most likely but possibly 4.5 max. low 130's. Not a lot of tine length on any of them if the photos isn't giving us a bad angle.
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Old 08-22-2010 | 04:33 PM
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looks like a 130 to me, don't know how old tho
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Old 08-22-2010 | 05:31 PM
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3.5 max. Still though, a respectable buck from that angle but be aware, bucks always look wider and bigger from behind the rack than they do facing you.
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