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re: Thoughts on age of deer
Posted on 10/26/21 at 8:16 am to bobdylan
Posted on 10/26/21 at 8:16 am to bobdylan
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biologist on one podcast and said that hunters accurately aging bucks from pictures is laughable.
Same biologist probably thinks he can do it though. It isn’t 100%, but if you do it enough and have enough pictures you can get pretty good. 90% shouldn’t become a problem. I have learned if you are bouncing back and forth on age just give it another year.
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Posted on 10/26/21 at 9:28 am to Outdoorreb
I'm going to put a disclaimer on my guess. If it's in the delta (which it looks to be) I'm going to lean towards 2.5. Those deer are usually big bodied.
If it's any other part of Arkansas I'm going 3.5.
If it's any other part of Arkansas I'm going 3.5.
Posted on 10/26/21 at 9:42 am to smoked hog
I'd guess 3
Posted on 10/26/21 at 9:59 am to smoked hog
Those are some tanks and like the disclaimer I had said in the first comment nutrition would change my guesstimate! What was the age of the one you shot?
Posted on 10/26/21 at 2:01 pm to Ol boy
Right on the edge of the delta. About 10 miles from where the black river makes the transition to the ozarks.
The taxidermist said 5+ but didnt know any better than that.
The taxidermist said 5+ but didnt know any better than that.
Posted on 10/26/21 at 7:12 pm to smoked hog
I vote 3.5
Neck/chest too full for a 2.5 IMO.
Slight sway with no real belly.
No brisket sag.
Neck/chest too full for a 2.5 IMO.
Slight sway with no real belly.
No brisket sag.
Posted on 10/27/21 at 11:32 pm to smoked hog
How about this guy
Caught him tuasling with another seer early this a.m.
These 3 always hang out together
Age? Ages?
Caught him tuasling with another seer early this a.m.
These 3 always hang out together
Age? Ages?
This post was edited on 10/27/21 at 11:44 pm
Posted on 10/28/21 at 3:34 pm to Pepperidge
The first deer has that wide wedge head. He looks mature; I'm going 3+. On the last pics, I'm going 3+ also. Solid deer either way.
Posted on 10/28/21 at 4:24 pm to skullraker
My buddy I hunt with has pictures of this deer for the past 5 years all at night except for one daylight photo of him about 5 years ago...he claims this deer is every bit of 8.5 years old and on the decline
He's been on my camera all year now.
He's been on my camera all year now.
This post was edited on 10/28/21 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 10/28/21 at 6:52 pm to Pepperidge
Looking at your pics from this year , I would say that deer is fully mature (5 +).
Sway back, belly , sag in brisket all say fully mature IMO.
He certainly could be 8.5 , but I (and i think most of us) have a hard time delineating anything past 5 based on pics.
Shoot him this year, age his jaw, and let us know!
Sway back, belly , sag in brisket all say fully mature IMO.
He certainly could be 8.5 , but I (and i think most of us) have a hard time delineating anything past 5 based on pics.
Shoot him this year, age his jaw, and let us know!
Posted on 10/28/21 at 7:46 pm to smoked hog
He looks almost identical to the wide 8 I got last year. He was 3.5
Posted on 10/29/21 at 11:42 am to tomcatrav
Buddy downed him in his bedding area 300 yds. from my feeder/stand area this morning.
Will age him asap
Will age him asap
Posted on 10/29/21 at 2:49 pm to Insurancerebel
quote:
2.5 max
of which one?
Posted on 10/29/21 at 3:20 pm to Pepperidge
Congrats to your buddy!
Will be interested to see what you got.
If you can, post some good pics of the jaw so we can see as well.
Will be interested to see what you got.
If you can, post some good pics of the jaw so we can see as well.
Posted on 10/29/21 at 3:25 pm to Pepperidge
quote:
Buddy downed him in his bedding area 300 yds. from my feeder/stand area this morning.
Will age him asap
I'm curious on that one. I don't want to call someone on the internet a liar (even though I do it every day) but I don't think that's an 8yo deer.
Posted on 10/29/21 at 4:01 pm to tenfoe
quote:
I don't think that's an 8yo deer.
Hard to argue more then 3.5 maybe 4.5 at most.
Posted on 10/29/21 at 4:01 pm to tenfoe
My guess is 6yrs...but he swears he's been watching that big sum bitch for 5yrs. now
Posted on 10/29/21 at 8:58 pm to Outdoorreb
quote:
Hard to argue more then 3.5 maybe 4.5 at most
I agree with this, that deer is no where near 8.5 years old.
Posted on 10/30/21 at 4:46 pm to Outdoorreb
Nevermind
This post was edited on 10/30/21 at 4:48 pm
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