Guess Hulk's age
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From: Knife2sharp
28-Oct-21
So we have this spike buck we call Hulk. I saw him last year on our cams and immediately realized he wasn't a yearling. He chases the does and is aggressive with the bucks. We're guessing at least three years old.
From: Knife2sharp
28-Oct-21
From: Knife2sharp
28-Oct-21
From: greg simon
28-Oct-21
Looks like a classic 3 year old. Big shoulders tapering to the butt. Is he legal to shoot? If so I’d kill him.
From: 8's or Better
28-Oct-21
Likely older than 3 based on body composition. Hate to burn a tag on him but get rid of him
From: Bou'bound
29-Oct-21
5.5
From: wildwilderness
29-Oct-21
Someone needs to shoot him and send the teeth in for aging
From: milnrick
29-Oct-21
Well pronounced shoulders, slight sag in the belly... I'd say 4.5. If there was a bit of a sway back happening I'd guess older.
From: WV Mountaineer
29-Oct-21
He’s 4.5 minimum.
From: Hancock West
29-Oct-21
shoot that thing...
From: LBshooter
29-Oct-21
Show us his teeth and we can Tell lol older than 1 younger than 8.
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
29-Oct-21
4.5…..as stated belly sag but no back yet.
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
29-Oct-21
4.5…..as stated belly sag but no back yet.
From: drycreek
29-Oct-21
Kill him, he’s dangerous to other bucks.
From: Michael
29-Oct-21
He definitely needs to come out of the herd. I would say 4.5 plus and agree with Drycreek he could easily kill other bucks.
From: wilbur
29-Oct-21
Spike Lives Matter let him do his thing.
From: Supernaut
29-Oct-21
No guess on Hulk's age but I will guess that he's been living long enough to be kicking the butts of other bucks and carousing with the ladies all while getting a pass from hunters because of his diminished head gear. "Old" Hulk is living the high life!
From: rooster
29-Oct-21
My guess would be 4 or older. Pretty stocky.
From: Keefers
29-Oct-21
I’d say 31/2 year old who eats well .
From: lord o'horns
29-Oct-21
SPIKE LEE
From: Knife2sharp
29-Oct-21
Yeah, I agree, he needs to come out of the gene pool. He hasn't come by me yet while hunting and I'll gladly wrap my gun tag around him if he shows up.
From: Pete-pec
29-Oct-21
Great post K2S. These are great for people who immediately guess age based on rack size. Living in Wisconsin, I'm proud to say I usually comment: he's at least 3 when they grow a decent rack, or carry a body like your spike there. Beyond obvious maturity, there's never enough evidence to guess any better in my opinion. I've seen deer that were tooth aged by cross section that you'd guess to be carrying an AARP card that aged 3.5, and others that you'd guess no older than 3.5 that were 9? I usually say he's big enough, or he's at least a 3 year old just to be safe. Obviously your spike is a yearling lol.....after all, it's a spike! A lot of variables within our southern and northern border alone.....and everything in between!
From: EmbryOklahoma
29-Oct-21
There’s one way to live longer as a buck… poor genetics.
From: SteveB
31-Oct-21
4.5 minimum maybe more
From: Knife2sharp
04-Nov-21
Hulk update - he's now a unicorn buck.
From: Knife2sharp
04-Nov-21
From: Knife2sharp
04-Nov-21
From: APauls
04-Nov-21
...and he likes cross dressing as well.
From: JohnMC
04-Nov-21
I maybe the only one but not convinced that is a old deer. Do you have any pictures with him with other deer for reference on size?
From: Titan_Bow
04-Nov-21
This reminds me of a buck I saw a couple years ago. This huge bodied buck slipped out of the bedding cover and snuck by me at 30 yards. It looked to me like he had small spike antlers, so I had committed not to shoot. As she approached and at that point, I could not move, I realized what looked like spike antlers initially, were actually the remnants of both his larger antlers that had been broken off, and the only thing left were the splintered remnants which looked like small spikes! In hindsight, I wish I could have shot him!
From: 5ks
04-Nov-21
Should be easy to track just look for piles of skittles
From: Huntcell
04-Nov-21
Googled and says the Hulk will be 70 on Nov 9th
From: JohnMC
04-Nov-21
Huntcell that is crazy - That means he was born during the rut instead of conceived during it! Maybe he is the Jesus of the deer world. I bet if shot he comes back to life three days later.
From: Knife2sharp
04-Nov-21
OK maybe there are two of these running around, and the unicorn one is a bit smaller, and maybe an offspring of Hulk. Me buddy Klaus, from Antlers by Klaus, has seen the double spike one from stand a couple times and he's the one that nicknamed him. The unicorn one looks to have a shorter nose.
From: Duke
04-Nov-21
Guess the score?! :>)
He's got life figured out!
