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[Five Seasons]

the 2.5 vs 3.5 has always been the hardest for me. It's not always simple but a yearling can be generally easy and the >4.5 is generally pretty clear too.

I may be odd here but sometimes it's the big breeder doe I wonder the most about or even a 1.5 vs 2.5 year old doe where the weight difference might only be 15-20 pounds. 

[dmandoes]

5 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

I get some great mature bucks on cam on a small parcel in Westchester. It’s near a public farm but they still don’t break 125”


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Whats on the farm and do u think population is to high for whats there? 

[BizCT]

Whats on the farm and do u think population is to high for whats there? 

I’m about a mile away. It’s a farm for people to buy stuff and hike. Not sure the deer I hunt ever even go there. I’ve run cams in 3N for 10+ years and never got a pic of a 10pt. My dad and I have never seen a 10pt in 3N (30 years). But in 3S Last year I had two 10’s on cam and one this year. None of three are P&Y, but definitely mature and cool to see.


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[Lawdwaz]

10 hours ago, Chef said:

It’s more to prove a point to some of the WNY guys than anything

Example there are guys on the forum that stated this deer is 2.5 years old




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How old was he when killed?

[The_Real_TCIII]

Fun Fact: deerage rhymes with steerage


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[Chef]

How old was he when killed?

He’s still alive.. hopefully not for too much longer


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[Lawdwaz]

1 minute ago, Chef said:

He’s still alive.. hopefully not for too much longer


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Until you kill him you’ll never know.  Speculation is a wonderful thing.  

[Lawdwaz]

43 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

I’m about a mile away. It’s a farm for people to buy stuff and hike. Not sure the deer I hunt ever even go there. I’ve run cams in 3N for 10+ years and never got a pic of a 10pt. My dad and I have never seen a 10pt in 3N (30 years). But in 3S Last year I had two 10’s on cam and one this year. None of three are P&Y, but definitely mature and cool to see.


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How many acres for said “farm”?

[Chef]

Until you kill him you’ll never know.  Speculation is a wonderful thing.  

I do know he’s not 2.5 because I have pics of him from last year


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[G-Man]

I always try and say if it were he it would be as there are many factors in aging deer, imo  having pics of previous years is about the only way to really know an age without cementum anaylisis

[BizCT]

Just got the results back on my 6pt. He came back aged at 3.5. Guess the NY DEC biologists at the butcher were right. We thought 2.5 for sure. Goes to show you that you Just never know. Clearly a weak racked 3.5 even for our area and not an average 2.5.

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[BizCT]

And maybe @wolc123 next


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[Swamp_bucks]

I need to start doing this just to see

[wolc123]

18 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

And maybe @wolc123 next


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I haven’t had the time and weather yet to power wash my euro.  Saturday looks good, it is supposed to get near 60.  I will save the lower jaw.  No plans on sending in a tooth, because I am 97 % sure he was 3.5. :

 

 

 

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[suburbanfarmer]

This thread is amazing, just proves that I can not judge age by antlers or body size anymore..lol

[BizCT]

This thread is amazing, just proves that I can not judge age by antlers or body size anymore..lol

Body size helps for sure at least to some extent. The trail cam pictures are very noticeable between 1.5 and 2.5 for example. And really old deer just look “different” lots of times

Here’s 3 different ages in same spot, same year. Of course i could be wrong but I feel confident they aren’t the same.





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[Paula]

Why is the age important?

[wolc123]

10 minutes ago, Paula said:

Why is the age important?

It is all about the meat for me.  If I can’t get them at 1/2 year, when the meat is of the highest quality, then I would prefer a 3.5 year old when meat is usually at the highest quantity, in a free-range deer.  After that, both quantity and quality drop off.  There is no appreciable difference in quality (taste) between 1.5, 2.5, and 3.5 year old deer.

I think lots of folks like to target older deer, because they are more of a challenge.  

 

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[crappyice]

I’m about a mile away. It’s a farm for people to buy stuff and hike. Not sure the deer I hunt ever even go there.


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May need a revision on that last statement


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[BizCT]

May need a revision on that last statement


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Well 2 months is a long time to travel. I meant more of daily routines not covering both spots


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[Lawdwaz]

1 hour ago, Paula said:

Why is the age important?

To me it's interesting.  I found this in a quick search from the DEC:

"62.6 percent --- portion of the adult buck harvest that was 2.5 years or older, the greatest in New York history and up from 40 percent a decade ago, and 30 percent in the 1990s."

So I'd guess by year "age",  that the 1.5 YO buck is the majority of what is killed here.  As the deer get older, the 2.5 is the next age class to be killed and so on. It stands to reason that the 4.5, 5.5, 6.5 etc are more scarce as the get older.  When you kill a bigger bodied and possibly bigger racked buck, it's just neat to see approx. how old he is.  

[suburbanfarmer]

16 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

Body size helps for sure at least to some extent. The trail cam pictures are very noticeable between 1.5 and 2.5 for example. And really old deer just look “different” lots of times

Here’s 3 different ages in same spot, same year. Of course i could be wrong but I feel confident they aren’t the same.





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Before this thread I would have agreed with you. After the deer age reports already posted, #2 and #3 pics can be any age class..

[BizCT]

14 minutes ago, suburbanfarmer said:

Before this thread I would have agreed with you. After the deer age reports already posted, #2 and #3 pics can be any age class..

It's really tough beyond 2.5/3.5 unless you have a unique rack that allows you track the buck year after year

[suburbanfarmer]

2 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

It's really tough beyond 2.5/3.5 unless you have a unique rack that allows you track the buck year after year

I am going to start sending teeth if i get deer worthy of it aging  

[Chef]

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