How old would you say?

[fadetoblack188]

How old do you think this deer is? 1.5 / 2 ??

no meat in him 

 

 

[grampy]

I'm probably the worst on this forum for guessing age from a picture. I do much better on live deer. But with the pot belly and good size antler bases, my guess is at least a three year old buck. And a very nice one at that. Once he starts to bulk up his neck muscles, and prepares for the rut, he will fill out more.

If he's on land you can hunt, good luck with him! He's a trophy buck!

[Billdogge]

3

[Marion]

Pretty young but I'd gladly shoot em. But I also am horrendous at aging deer so I just go by what I would personally consider shooting given what I see when I hunt

 

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[BizCT]

That buck is 2.5 - 12.5, send in a tooth to find out for sure.

[G-Man]

Looks to be a very good 2 year old by body or a piss poor 3 year old..

[ATbuckhunter]

50 minutes ago, grampy said:

I'm probably the worst on this forum for guessing age from a picture. I do much better on live deer. But with the pot belly and good size antler bases, my guess is at least a three year old buck. And a very nice one at that. Once he starts to bulk up his neck muscles, and prepares for the rut, he will fill out more.

If he's on land you can hunt, good luck with him! He's a trophy buck!

I agree with grampy. Based on where the neck is meeting the brisket, its looking like a 3 year old

[eaglemountainman]

I'm thinkin' 2.5. His body hasn't filled out yet, and he has no belly sag.

 

[The_Real_TCIII]

9.5 on the decline.

[moog5050]

I will guess 3 or a really nice 2.  But I like Tacks estimate better.  

[Nytracker]

2.5  year old ... dandy .... let him go another year or 2 see what he looks like .

[Robhuntandfish]

He would age well on my wall to at least 25.5 .   

[chrisw]

I'd say 3 all day. He'll look a lot different in a month or two.

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[Glen]

2.5 yrs with a lot of potential.

 

[ny hunter]

I would have a hard time letting him walk

[DanD]

Hard to tell from the angle and summer coat, but I'd say 3. I wouldn't let him walk. 

[LET EM GROW]

2.5, but 3.5 at most. 

[fadetoblack188]

So I see some guys saying they wouldn’t let him walk.. hm has me thinking now. K guess it’s one of those I’ll decide in the moment and see how he looks in another year

 

this guys on it to but he looks like a smaller 8

 

 

[NYBowhunter]

In my parts thats a 3 year old all day long, some parts of western NY it could probably pass for a 2 year old.  Depending where in the state hes from.

[G-Man]

Velvet photos are hard to age as half the mass you is false, see 1/4 inch is velvet fuzz on each side . If your looking just at horns. Bodys are not yet pre rut so again. By region or.local area can be older or younger in appearance. Deer In Texas have tiny bodys to begin with makes the racks look huge.. 

[TreeGuy]

Relatively short snout. Fairly light on mass. NO back sag. No brisket sag. 2-3yr old is my GUESS.

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[Nytracker]

5 hours ago, fadetoblack188 said:

So I see some guys saying they wouldn’t let him walk.. hm has me thinking now. K guess it’s one of those I’ll decide in the moment and see how he looks in another year

 

this guys on it to but he looks like a smaller 8

 

 

He is a nice buck . If you think he will get by the neighbors ... and you can stand letting him pass it would be interesting to see what he looks like at 3 or 4. If  you want him ... whack his assk. I have shot smaller ... I have shot  bigger.  Nice fat doe tastes better .  See what's on the camera  for the season. 

[wolc123]

2.42 

[607 HUNTER]

3

[fadetoblack188]

Thanks guys