Help to age this buck!

MITCHMO · Dec 16, 2017

I'm hunting late muzzle loader season and saw 3 nice bucks yesterday morning. Passed on this guy because I couldn't tell if mature or not. So these are post rut and worn down bucks(no swollen necks). Let me know what you guys think. That way if I see him again, maybe he won't get away twice.

MITCHMO · Dec 16, 2017

Here is the one behind him that was a smaller body.

antlerradar · Dec 16, 2017

I am going to say at least four and likely older.

Bowhuntrben · Dec 16, 2017

If he were around here, I would guess most likely 3.5 but possibly 4.5

MITCHMO · Dec 16, 2017

Crap, lol. I gave up and decided to let these walk this morning. I figured same age class.

MITCHMO · Dec 16, 2017

After they left, I decided it was time to fill the doe tags. Got two!

PA deer hunter · Dec 16, 2017

4 year olds usually appear bigger in the chest than in hindquarters. I’d have to go with 3@a half.

fulldraw · Dec 16, 2017

I would also go 3 1/2.

Gut Shot · Dec 16, 2017

fulldraw said:
I would also go 3 1/2.

This, though I've seen some midwest 2.5 year olds that size too.

pabearhunter · Dec 16, 2017

My guess would be 3 1/2.

JLDemo · Dec 16, 2017

I'm with others at 3 1/2 years, his body isn't mature enough to convince me he's older. Spine, brisket, facial attributes all point to a youthful buck. He'll be a dandy though if he makes it, I won't pass judgment if he doesn't!

Tikka06 · Dec 16, 2017

He looks 3.5 or maybe 4.5 to me. But definitely at least 3.5. He has got a little bit of a belly to him. Most of our bucks around here don't get that until 4.5.

MITCHMO · Dec 16, 2017

Sounds like the consensus is about the same. Probably the right choice to let em go so they can grow. Happy to have venison so now there is something to look forward to next year. I have a really cool video of a nice young buck that I will try to figure out how to post. Tonight is the last night on this farm so we will see if one steps out. Being from an area with far less deer it has been really painful to let bucks like these walk.

FishN4Eyes · Dec 16, 2017

3.5.

Good pass!

onpoint · Dec 16, 2017

If that feeder is throwing Extreme Hunting Solutions Big Buck Mineral Formula, it could possibly be a yearling

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Nick87 · Dec 16, 2017

Id go with 3.5

spidr · Dec 16, 2017

my guess is you better harvest him the next chance you get .

MITCHMO · Dec 17, 2017

Well I couldn't take it. Last night in a different stand, I had a buck step out and he looked way different to me. I couldn't tell on the rack, but the body appeared bigger so I figured 4.5+. I had him at 150 yards and piled him up with the ol muzzle loader. Unfortunately he was 3.5. Still an awesome deer but I need to settle down I guess. The second biggest whitetail I've got. The first was in the same property last year and that deer was a tank.

Sorry about rotation

Knight.54 · Dec 17, 2017

Great deer. Congrats.

el unit · Dec 17, 2017

That'll work! Nice buck and congrats!

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