Judging early season nubs

[Chef]

So I got access to a new piece of land this year. Set up a few cams and it seems I’ve found a honey hole. Is it possible to tell what a buck will be from their early season nubs?

 

 

 

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[johnplav]

They all look edible to me!  Nice find. 

[The_Real_TCIII]

I don’t know but I’d bet that’s a good one


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[grampy]

Looking at his body, he's a two year old.

[Lomax]

He’s nice. Maybe a 3 year old gonna be fun watching him grow this summer. 

[BizCT]

Those bases look solid, I bet he’s 2.5 or better


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[Lawdwaz]

5 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

Those bases look solid, I bet he’s 2.5 or better


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Technically he’d be 2 years old now son, not 2.5   They are born this time of year......welcome to HuntingNY.com

 

[BizCT]

Technically he’d be 2 years old now son, not 2.5   They are born this time of year......welcome to HuntingNY.com

 

That’s common sense. But I only talk about deer in their hunting season, so In this instance he’s 2.5 on 10/1


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[E J]

Here is one I got last week. I have a feeling he's going to be a whopper with this much early growth. I hope he doesn't stray to far away.

[mlammerhirt]

I had one in the field yesterday that had growth out to the tips of his ears with a beginning belly sag. That guy definitely peeked my interest.

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[moog5050]

8 hours ago, E J said:

Here is one I got last week. I have a feeling he's going to be a whopper with this much early growth. I hope he doesn't stray to far away.

He is going to be a very good one.  

[cbyzerman]

First probably  not gonna be much that last one Could be a whopper............

[BowmanMike]

I am with grampy on the estimate.

[ny hunter]

I saw one on our property with nice growth and a few smaller  ones....

[dbHunterNY]

Each buck around here seems to start growing at different times. Early on it's hard to compare them to one another until you get into july. You can tell how much mass itll have once it gets out past the bases a bit but they look real thick compared to hard antler. Hard to tell body characteristics and age a deer during off season. Can tell if it's a really young deer vs somethin maybe older though.

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