Bandera - need help aging please

[Aggie_bowtech]

Why do you ask?
You think he is older?
Sure was fat.

BP

One of my friends shot this deer, not me. I wasn't out there to look at it to get my eyes on him. My friend thought it was a really old buck that wasn't going to be much. I went to the GS for some help on aging as we are just trying to manage our herd and shoot does and culls every year.

[Aggie_bowtech]

Judging from the milk coming out of his mouth....just messing with ya. 1.5

Ha!

[Aggie_bowtech]

I'm gonna say 1.5, 2.5 MAX

What's the rest of the story?

My friends family place I have been hunting for a long time. We have always shot spikes and does and the occasional cull. Only 3 culls in 15 years and the rest of the time we have taken 2-4 does and 1-2 spikes off if per year. We have only shot one mature buck, 140" 10 point in over 15 years. There's a bunch of talk about if taking spikes out of the herd is good or bad for your population and time will tell. This one wasn't a spike obviously but we usually shoot just spikes and does.

[Aggie_bowtech]

This buck was from last year and I passed on him at 15 yards to see what he'll do this year. http://discussions.texasbowhunter.co...&highlight=Age

[LillDragun]

going with consensus. Even though I would have thought younger.

[camo_cowboy55]

I think I see milk on it's lips still hahaha