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Re: Age this buck [Re: Wanna Be] #7974819
10/19/23 05:39 AM
10/19/23 05:39 AM
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Posts: 5,490
Northern Minnesota
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[Linked Image]

Re: Age this buck [Re: Wanna Be] #7974824
10/19/23 05:55 AM
10/19/23 05:55 AM
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western mn
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western mn
He's an Elder.


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Re: Age this buck [Re: Wanna Be] #7974826
10/19/23 06:03 AM
10/19/23 06:03 AM
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Posts: 66,660
Minnesota
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Re: Age this buck [Re: Wanna Be] #7974839
10/19/23 06:23 AM
10/19/23 06:23 AM
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Wisconsin
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Wisconsin
I watch Naked and Afraid and those are some pretty big blur marks- I'll say 4-1/2 in Georgia

Re: Age this buck [Re: Wanna Be] #7974848
10/19/23 06:33 AM
10/19/23 06:33 AM
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MT
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Looks to me about a 31/2 for my world.

So, what is the age and how sure are you of that age you know it is at?


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Re: Age this buck [Re: Savell] #7974854
10/19/23 06:48 AM
10/19/23 06:48 AM
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Maine, Aroostook
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Originally Posted by Savell
Judging from the pic.. I’d say likely born in 2020 under a waxing moon .. a Taurus and enjoys long walks in the foodplot

… what do I win?

Nothing, it identifies as a doe. Do you see any antlers on that thing?

Re: Age this buck [Re: Posco] #7974856
10/19/23 06:49 AM
10/19/23 06:49 AM
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Minnesota
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Originally Posted by Posco
Originally Posted by Savell
Judging from the pic.. I’d say likely born in 2020 under a waxing moon .. a Taurus and enjoys long walks in the foodplot

… what do I win?

Nothing, it identifies as a doe. Do you see any antlers on that thing?

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Re: Age this buck [Re: Wanna Be] #7974930
10/19/23 08:32 AM
10/19/23 08:32 AM
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SW Georgia
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Didn’t post the antlers because I didn’t want it to influence any guesses. I don’t have scientific proof, just our observations over the years, but our bucks reach max potential around 5.5-6.5 years old…not the 7.5-8.5 everyone else says.
Now what’s confusing us about this deer is the lack of mass which generally indicates an older deer. We suspect 5.5+ (that’s the age we give bucks that size and what we know from pics) If I had to guess I’d say some where between 6.5-7.5 on this deer. He was seen a couple years ago and my son passed him thinking he might actually make P&Y the following year as a 6pt. Needless to say we didn’t see him last year and these are the first pics this year and he’s definitely declined.
Here’s antler pics…
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Now all this is based on the fact it is indeed the same deer. My son says he is 90% sure it is and he’s real good about remembering deer and growth.

Re: Age this buck [Re: Wanna Be] #7974937
10/19/23 08:49 AM
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It very can be and our experience up here in Illinois is a lot of bucks never get over 140 inches just they don’t all have good genetics but a mature deer is still a trophy anyway you slice it

Re: Age this buck [Re: Wanna Be] #7974942
10/19/23 09:05 AM
10/19/23 09:05 AM
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The Hill Country of Texas
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He looks to be the right age to become chilli, stroganoff, and enchiladas!


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Re: Age this buck [Re: Wanna Be] #7974943
10/19/23 09:07 AM
10/19/23 09:07 AM
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Northern Minnesota
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Certainly a mature buck with poor antler genes.

Re: Age this buck [Re: Wanna Be] #7974977
10/19/23 09:48 AM
10/19/23 09:48 AM
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South Ga - Almost Florida
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In the last pic he appears to be having trouble chewing.....


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Re: Age this buck [Re: 330-Trapper] #7975420
10/19/23 09:45 PM
10/19/23 09:45 PM
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Virginia
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Virginia
Originally Posted by 330-Trapper
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He was born in October?

Re: Age this buck [Re: Wanna Be] #7975466
10/20/23 02:54 AM
10/20/23 02:54 AM
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Ky
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Ky
4.5

Re: Age this buck [Re: Wanna Be] #7975972
10/20/23 07:32 PM
10/20/23 07:32 PM
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Virginia
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Virginia
You kill him yet? Pull the jaw bone and post some pics so we can argue endlessly what his age is from his tooth wear. smile

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