How Old is this buck?

[FCTrapper]

What is everyone keying on for age?

Brisket, calloused knees, saggy skin and antlers.

[Split Arrow]

It's really tough for me to even try to guess an age based on the pics provided. My inclination is to say he's older due to the scuffed knees, saggy skin and how the brisket looks on the first picture, but what do I know?

I came up with about 166" on total score, and probably 7.5"- 8.5" on the brows. Nice looking deer- How old do you think he is, Marko?

[Encinal]

Pretty sure he's 4.

As soon as James can watermark edit his pic of him from last year as a puffed up 3 year old we should have it up.

I saw the scuffed knees too… Thought it was a pretty cool exception.

[In Rut]

Amazing! You sure had me fooled on this one. What an incredible buck!

[TUCO]

December 12, 2013

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[FCTrapper]

Those are the kind of jumps I like to see. He sure did put on some serious bone.

[baseball4]

5 and upper 60s

[TUCO]

Same Buck in OP as a 2 & 3 year old.

December 12, 2013 - @ 3 years old.


December 13, 2012 - @ 2 years old.

[Split Arrow]

^ Great pics, TUCO!

[Mex. Bowhunter]

That's the Oldest looking 3yr old I have ever see.

[Encinal]

Pretty sure that this is him as a yearling… like 70%



Not the greatest pic in the world… but I think it is the best one I have of him out of velvet.

[Encinal]

That's the Oldest looking 3yr old I have ever see.

And at 2?

[J-Jac]

Wow, got me good.... And as Rodney said, heck of a jump from last year!

[rtp]

Pretty sure he's 4.

As soon as James can watermark edit his pic of him from last year as a puffed up 3 year old we should have it up.

I saw the scuffed knees too… Thought it was a pretty cool exception.

You got us Marko but the daytime pic James had gives a much better pic of the deer. From those frontal photos, the knees are what stood out and thus I think everyone's guess of older than he really was. I have never see a 4 yr old on my place with those kind of knees. Man he made a big jump from last year to this year. Looks like he may be a special one in a few years.

[Mex. Bowhunter]

And at 2?

Don't act like it's easy to age that deer with out History

How did yall get him to hold his ears the same for both Pictures?

Yeah you could call him 1.5 to 3 by that Picture. I agree he is a lot younger than he looks this yr. Just a very rough looking deer for his age.