how old?
 

I know at least 4.5 ..take your best guess last year he was a 6x5...year before 5x4 this year??? maybe 7x6???
never saw him last year during daylight even on gamecam...this year lots of pics/video in daylight......hopin I get a shot with the new inline crossbow from Hickory creek


lotsa time for growing more bone..he was a 6x5 last year (he gets a sticker on his left g3 every year..look close you can see it here)
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If you say you know hes that old then I guess he is but he sure doesn"t look to be at least 4.5. He has a pot belly that comes with 3.5 yr old but no sway in his back and a very thin chest. He also has alot of muscle seperation like a young deer generally does. If I seen him for the 1st time without any of your info I'd have said 3.5 tops.

this deer looks very young...i would say 2-3yrs.
:rolleye0011:

your kidding or your blind

He is a little strange looking. A little saggy back and belly, but he doesn't have the neck/shoulder/brisket an older buck should have. It may just be that he is relaxed, I would guess 3 1/2 or 4.

3.5 is my guess. Look at how young his face and neck make him look.

didn't know the face meant anything as to age?

2.5-3.5 tops

so by that thinking 2 years ago when I saw him he was a .5-1.5 5x4????????
and last year he was a 6x5....with several gamecam pics and I saw him when hunting with bow (way to far away for shot) that would make him a 1.5-2.5 6x5??

no sway in back?

here he is in 2009 ...sticker on his left g-3

he broke off 2 on his right

I would put him at 4 yrs old. He doesn't have a lot of sway, but does have some. His coat still has good color and he does look thin in the face. I have seen many good racked young bucks. Just a sign that you have some good genetics in the area. The Nov 2009 pic I would say he is 2 1/2 at that time. That would put him at 4 in your current pic.

Here is a pic of a 2 1/2 yr old I shot last yr. Not what I would normally shoot, but this one had 3 broken legs from being run over.

If you look at your 09' pic, the beams have no mass, or length, and the tines are spindly.

That deer is definitely 4.5 years old and possibly 5.5 years old. His belly is sagging, he has a slight sway back, his neck extends all the way to the brisket.

Everyone here is judging this deer like he should look in November when he's rutted up and has his winter coat growth. This picture is taken in the middle of summer.

Dude, maybe there is more than one buck in your woods, unless you see an unusual mark on the deer.

I know if its him even when shed

deep potbelly,with very little muscle and a scrawny neck....nope not joking he looks young

This is a summer picture folks. Look at the 2009 picture that was posted. This deer could be as old as farmdude is thinking. Deer look totally different between the seasons.
-Jake

I have to agree. From the 2009 pic of him to the current one he really put on some mass on his main beams which bucks start to get at the 4.5-5.5yr mark. His brisket is already starting to sag and its summer. This deer has good genetics and is getting the proper nutrients enriched proteins. As far u catching him during daylight hours this is because bucks just like humans change there attitudes with age and u must not have pressured him last year. Deer naturally move in all different hours of the day when they feel safe in their seasonal home range.

Maybe you would get even more feedback if you wouldn't jump all over people that do give their honest opinion. I thought your first post was looking for opinions? Seems like you know the answer already in your mind and if thats the case then why ask what everyone else thinks? Just a thought

lets see............oh 20 replies..nuff said!!

What big change between the November pic and the new one! Never would have imagined that was the same deer had I seen it myself.

I am going to say 4.5 at least. He just has that appearance of an older deer. The 3.5 year deer still has the race horse look to him some what. I do not see it in this deer. Hunt somewhere you or nobody else has been hunting to see him in the daylight.

when in a wheelchair... that isn't an option