I found this interesting

[bullets13]

first pic i would say 5, other pics looks older than that. I don't see a 3.5 yr old deer. Ask Dr.Deer on his facebook page

Never heard of him. I guess aging deer is one of his things?

[Drycreek3189]

From the first pic, which is the only decent broadside pic, his belly sags a little, and his backbone does also. His neck doesn’t flow into his brisket, but probably will once he’s rutted up. Based on this, I’m saying he’s 5.5 to 6.5 years old. I’m never wrong on aging deer, I just get a little confused from time to time.

[Stuck]

I’ll go with he’s not 2. This year I’ve had deer show back up that I have not seen in 3+ yrs. Gave up on them for dead a long time ago. The deer that I know that are at least 7/8yr old, some show their age some still look 3 or 4 to me. I also know most will disappear once the rut starts and others will only have a partial rack by the time I see them while hunting.

[SaltwaterSlick]

He isn't very old. At least not old enough to have a pot belly and saggy jowls. Looking at the profile pic, that deer is just coming into his prime. I'm going with just over 4 years old.

That is laughable!
That deer is AT LEAST MATURE and likely Post-Mature... He's flat-footed, gray headed, wide sagging jaw, sway back and just generally looks like he's seen a lot of summers come and go. Antlers also indicate age with all the wavy/knotty characteristics typical of an old deer that has weakened calcification and poor circulation in his pedicles that result in mis-shapen antlers. OP, if you are looking to shoot a mature deer, he's a great sample of one to take. He ain't never gonna get any better than what he is now. I personally would take him the first time I saw him after the velvet is rubbed off.

[bullets13]

That is laughable!
That deer is AT LEAST MATURE and likely Post-Mature... He's flat-footed, gray headed, wide sagging jaw, sway back and just generally looks like he's seen a lot of summers come and go. Antlers also indicate age with all the wavy/knotty characteristics typical of an old deer that has weakened calcification and poor circulation in his pedicles that result in mis-shapen antlers. OP, if you are looking to shoot a mature deer, he's a great sample of one to take. He ain't never gonna get any better than what he is now. I personally would take him the first time I saw him after the velvet is rubbed off.

At the rate he rubbed it off last week that’ll be sometime around September first

[SaltwaterSlick]

Well keep your fingers crossed that he don't knock it off before you at least get a look at him to see if you want to run an arra thru him!! He's a pretty buck for sure with or without that drop.
Good luck! Be good to see some LDP's from you first week!!

[jdavidson]

I missed the boat on this one.
I thought the OP was expressing how retarded/crazy/stupid all the deer aging gurus tend to get.
But then along comes all the retarded/crazy/stupid deer aging gurus to tell the guy how old the deer is.
1,462 days old…it’s obvious if you just put forth some effort !!!

All said in jest of course

[Johnny Dangerr]

Mature deer past 3.5. Get him...

[M16]

If that deer is 3.5 years old. He lived a very hard life and should have taken better care of himself. Most people don’t know how to age deer so will guess in the middle. That way they’re likely to only be a little wrong. In the first picture the front end is deeper than the back end. Definitely older than 3.

[60 Deluxe]

That is laughable!
That deer is AT LEAST MATURE and likely Post-Mature... He's flat-footed, gray headed, wide sagging jaw, sway back and just generally looks like he's seen a lot of summers come and go. Antlers also indicate age with all the wavy/knotty characteristics typical of an old deer that has weakened calcification and poor circulation in his pedicles that result in mis-shapen antlers. OP, if you are looking to shoot a mature deer, he's a great sample of one to take. He ain't never gonna get any better than what he is now. I personally would take him the first time I saw him after the velvet is rubbed off.

Since when is a four-year-old not a mature deer? Gray headed? The entire picture is gray! It is going to take some clearer pictures to convince me that the deer is old.

[SaltwaterSlick]

[eradicator]

It's been a while since his 3rd birthday....

[M16]

Since when is a four-year-old not a mature deer?

Somewhere around 1980 best I can recall

[Hoggslayer]

I'd say both your A and B statements, are the most accurate on this thread so far.

You'll get opinions all across the board. Bottom line is, he will make good hamburger and sausage.

[offthemap]

Also hunt east texas and agree that aging deer this time of year can pose some difficulties, especially with temps & drought as they have been.

With that said, that deer is OLD ENOUGH for me. I think he's 5+.