Age this deer....

[Mudshack]

I have him at 3.5, but the bow in his back has me thinking maybe older. No mass in horns turns me back to 2.5 year old.....but then there is the grey hair in the middle of his back.

[Chew]

3.5 is my guess

[JimN]

3.5 tops.

[Chance Love]

Looks young to me. The "sway" you are seeing is just because of how he is standing.

[Chew]

When the legs look that long, his body hasn't filled out yet.

[rjtkdplus]

3.5 Max

[Mudshack]

I had an 8pt pegged at 3.5 last weekend, but after he was shot, his teeth showed 6.5+ (so says the person that aged the buck.)

[bug]

3.5 max

[Dr. D]

3.5 tops.

[Codie]

3.5

[Wesley fikes]

It's a very subjective art to age whitetail on the hoof. Even aging by them by their teeth is rather subjective. Having experience enough to be confident in both of these areas, I would call him a 2.5 year old. I agree with chance love in that the sway is just because of the way he is standing at the time of the photo. Also, little bits of grey hair on his back should be at the bottom of your list of cues when again a deer on the hoof. There is so much discrepancy in color from deer to deer, that it is nearly impossible to tell age based on color of the coat. As for the mass, don't worry about it, give him a few years at least, and if his genetics are at least mediocre, he'll fill out.

[Fightinaggies]

I would say more like 2.5

[erikm1981]

2.5

[Sr_Egor]

2.5

[TC]

3.5