In all of the alive pics, his hair is standing up which makes him look bigger/older. I’ve been fooled by that before too.
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Pics were from October, before the rut. Tarsals were dark when I arrowed him.Last edited by AntlerCollector; 01-17-2019, 08:53 AM.
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Originally posted by AntlerCollector View PostKilled him on December 16th to be exact. I don't have any pics of his tarsals after I shot him though. Do you use the color of tarsals to help determine age?
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Originally posted by Smith2001 View PostJust off reading different things many big management ranches use them as an indicator and when you see it dark farther down the leg it is a good sign to be an older deer
I can see that being true. It doesn't determine age I guess as much as dominance. The darker the tarsal, he's probably doing most of the breeding?
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