age ?
Contributors to this thread:West Virginia
From: hoppies56
11-Aug-17
2.5 or 3.5 ?
From: gobbler
11-Aug-17
Can't tell. Can't see body well enough.
From: hoppies56
11-Aug-17
Maybe this view will help
From: Rutbuster
11-Aug-17
My vote is 3.5. Nice buck
From: Ron Miller
11-Aug-17
From: Ron Miller
11-Aug-17
From: Ron Miller
11-Aug-17
How Old do you think this buck was ?
From: Jim Casto Jr
11-Aug-17
I'd guess both are 4.5, unless they're in Illinois or Iowa. :^)
From: Rutbuster
12-Aug-17
Jim you are probably correct on the age of these deer. I have several deer near my home that are indeed that old but look much younger do to less than desired food sources.
Ron your deer was a beauty last year. Its hard to tell from pictures of the jaw bone but I would guess and say that he was old that everybody thought.
From: gobbler
12-Aug-17
I would probably say 3.5
From: babysaph
12-Aug-17
If it is in Pendleton county it is 1 1/2 years old because it would have been dead by now
From: Limbhanger
12-Aug-17
3.5
From: Big-Otis-Jeff
13-Aug-17
2.5
From: WVBOWHUNTER
14-Aug-17
3.5
From: wv_bowhunter
14-Aug-17
wv_bowhunter's Link
I'd say 3.5.
Just saw this interesting video last week on aging deer from Grant Woods.
From: JayD
14-Aug-17
I would agree with the others saying 3.5.
From: Saxton
14-Aug-17
I was happy to see this post. I have one that I would like an opinion on age.
From: Saxton
14-Aug-17
From: Babysaph
15-Aug-17
If I could see his teeth I could tell you for sure. LOL
From: hoppies56
15-Aug-17
Saxton ,I am not good at aging bucks, but by looks of that bucks underbelly he has some age
From: gobbler
15-Aug-17
What do u think the age of the one on the right is? It's a buck I'm familiar with plus u can compare to one on left.
From: gobbler
15-Aug-17
IDK how to rotate it with this new system?
From: gobbler
15-Aug-17
From: gobbler
15-Aug-17
I give up
From: wv_bowhunter
15-Aug-17
Saxton, that buck is simply "mature"!
Gobbler, I would say 4.5?
From: gobbler
15-Aug-17
That's what I think too. Been following him for a couple of years. He has hung around on a couple of ridges the last 2 years. Trying to decide to take him or try and give him another year.
From: hoppies56
15-Aug-17
Hard for me to age a buck over 3.5 , mainly because they are so far and few between, maybe if i saw more 4.5 or 5.5 it would be easier , sure cant always go by size of antlers
From: gobbler
15-Aug-17
Yeah, it isn't easy .
From: wv_bowhunter
15-Aug-17
That video link I posted above has some helpful tips.
From: hookman
15-Aug-17
With that gut I would say too much junk food. Lol
From: pawpaw
16-Aug-17
Hoppie - side view of your buck looks like it has osteoporosis ... 3+ yr old ... Saxton and gobbler I would say 4+ yr olds.
