Looking for age and size

[AF Slayer]

I'm trying to get used to start aging and judging rack size on my place -- what say all you wise ones?? the big guy on the left...




Oh by the way, new to the BB and bow hunting and wanted to say "HI"

[HotRod Hunter]

I'd say score 120 and age 3.5

[big_smith]

Tough to age by those photos, but I would say 3yoa and a little over 100". He still has some growing to do, and might break 115" after he is rubbed out.

[JW]

115 and if it's a Hill Country deer I'd put him at 4.5. He has some belly but his shoulders aren't to big. But they'll fill out in another month and a half...

[Miki]

same here. He want score much yet.

[In-Yo-Grill]

2.5-3 yrs old. Still seems too thin in da face. He's got a belly but many of the early season pics showing up right now have deer with potted bellies and nice racks. I'm assuming they are eating rather well.

[AF Slayer]

My place is by Rocksprings and I started to year round feeding with protein as well as corn. I'm starting to see results. This little guy is proof--working on 10 points and probably would have been lucky to be a fork or six before.



Hardly seeing any more spikes either. Spent the last two years taking cull bucks out to help the genetics as well. I'm thinking that starting next year I'll have some great deer in the area.

[bear]

that 10 looks to have mass in his genes too....let him live a long time

the deer in question may be 4.5 and be sporting a rack that would go around 110 right now

[MsHunter]

good looking deer

[Bad Habit]

af slayer nice little buck thats what you like to see

[Codie]

3.5 and 115"

If that smaller deer in the last pic is in fact a first year deer as he appears to be, he is very impressive. I would put him on the no shoot list for about 4 - 5 years

[Sr_Egor]

Good looking deer. I think 3.5 max.

[Encinal]

Good looking deer... that second buck you posted looks to have a non-symmetry point in between his g-2 and g-3 making him an 11 when he finishes out.

Should do pretty well... I know those deer up in rock springs respond well to protein.

I have a friend that killed a deer that was on the cover of TTH in the 80's that had 3 drops and scored in the high 170's.

[AF Slayer]

Thanks all for the inputs.

I'm really excited for the next couple of years based on what I'm seeing. The good thing is that the two guys that own land right around me are also management-minded and we should be able to see these guys grow up.

I buried a 150 gallon water tank in my feed pen to also help keep them in the area. Want to have some fun try using a ditchwich for about 200 yards to bury PVC around "ROCK"springs in July--that was last year's sacrifice towards better management.

[primative]

look again, thats an 11, nice lookin 2 year old. the top on is maybe 3 and not going to score high, one to get out of the herd