Spike Age Question

[Dejashoot]

Ok, laugh at me if you must. But to me, this deer looks "older" than most spikes we see on this lease (outside of Livingston) East Tx. Could he be a 2.5 year old? He has a bigger body and uh more manly. What is your opinion. We will take him if he shows himself during daylight.





He hit my vanilla flavored hand corn the night I put it out. He waited less than an hour after I left the popup stand I put up.

[txcoy]

What the heck just stick em he might be 3 1/2 he does look like he has a bigger body but he might just be a little more developed 2 1/2

[Chad C]

He dose not look like a yearling to me! But, he could be a late fawn from last year I guess, he would be ahead of this years and behind last years crop?

[b.latiolais]

I'd cull him.

[LWArchery]

I would say no older than 2 1/2 if even 2 1/2

[Russ81]

1 1/2 but your going to whack him anyway so who cares???

[cosmiccowboy]

Looks to be AT LEAST 2.5...if he was on my place his nickname would be "sausage"....

[zanemanaggie]

i'd say watch out there are deer, like people, that are just bigger bodied than others, i.e. Shaq (proably look 14 @ 7) so i'd not be so quick to stick, a big mature buck where i hunt is 160-170lbs. then one year a guy shot one that tipped the scale at 210, only one ever over 175lbs. bet he looked pretty big at 1 1/2 too.