Does this deer look mature? I'm guessing 4, but just wanted some opinions. Southeastern Oklahoma.
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I got him at 3. Neck line is too pronounced to be 4. I got the 8 at 4
3.5-year-old bucks
3.5 year old bucks, or middle-aged bucks, can be compared to a well-conditioned race horse with a distinct junction between their neck and shoulder.
Middle-aged deer portray a muscled neck and deeper chest, yet a distinct junction between the neck and shoulder exists. Some describe their appearance as that of a well-conditioned race horse. Muscling absent in 2.5-year-olds begins to become apparent in the third year. Their chest begins to appear as large as their rump. Antler spread is often outside the ears and on quality habitat impressive antlers can develop.
4.5-year-old bucks
Bucks mature at four years of age. The obvious junction between the neck and the shoulders dissipates as the neck becomes firmly muscled, appearing almost as large as the chest. The deer is muscled throughout, but their stomach remains taut, yet rounded, and their back remains flat. The legs appear shorter and no longer out of proportion with the rest of the body. Antlers can be large as they have attained 90% of their size. The tarsal glands become noticeably larger and darker, chocolate to black.
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Originally posted by DEG View PostI got him at 3. Neck line is too pronounced to be 4. I got the 8 at 4
3.5-year-old bucks
3.5 year old bucks, or middle-aged bucks, can be compared to a well-conditioned race horse with a distinct junction between their neck and shoulder.
Middle-aged deer portray a muscled neck and deeper chest, yet a distinct junction between the neck and shoulder exists. Some describe their appearance as that of a well-conditioned race horse. Muscling absent in 2.5-year-olds begins to become apparent in the third year. Their chest begins to appear as large as their rump. Antler spread is often outside the ears and on quality habitat impressive antlers can develop.
4.5-year-old bucks
Bucks mature at four years of age. The obvious junction between the neck and the shoulders dissipates as the neck becomes firmly muscled, appearing almost as large as the chest. The deer is muscled throughout, but their stomach remains taut, yet rounded, and their back remains flat. The legs appear shorter and no longer out of proportion with the rest of the body. Antlers can be large as they have attained 90% of their size. The tarsal glands become noticeably larger and darker, chocolate to black.
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