This guy is from my son's trail cam. The date didn't get reset when the batteries died, so ignore that. My son thought he might be too young, but the more I look at him I'm not so sure. The bell is sagging a bit and there is some sway to the back.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/30coupe/PRMS0392resized.jpg)
What do you think?
My quess is a 4year old but could be he is a Heavy eater like myself and that explains the saggy belly! :D
My guess is a 2.5 year old.
possibly 3.5 but I would lean towards a 2.5 yr old.
2.5-3.5
2.5
3.5 Iowa has deer with good body size.
look at the bases, they look to be about 4-4.5"
In my past experiences Bases should be a good 4.5
for deer to be over 3.5. But after they get over 3.5 it becomes more difficult to age with out looking at they're teeth.
According to the date on the trail cam he would be about 7.5 this year :biglaugh: This was trick question wasn't it?
From where the neck meets the chest, back and belly I would say 3.5 or 4.5.
Kill him, then check his teeth. I would like to know.
God Bless,
Nathan
Around here he would be older than 2.5 so I would go with 3.5 for a guess. Our 2.5 year olds are still pretty rangy looking.
Only thing I know for sure is he's old enough for me... ;)
My opinion wouldn't merit paying attention to, but if in "Kanati" range.... He would be OLD ENOUGH !!
Froggy
When you take him, let us know how old.
2.5 possibly 3.5 this when it gets difficult but worth it to let him grow assuming picture is from Iowa.
I would say 3.5 because of his muscle build. Neck is a little fuller, chest a little deeper and his waist is even with his chest. Although no older because of the lack of tarsal gland staining
All depends on what he gets to eat all year. Is he on a place with all natural food sources or a place that is managed for deer and gets all he wants to eat all year?
QuoteOriginally posted by KentuckyTJ:
All depends on what he gets to eat all year. Is he on a place with all natural food sources or a place that is managed for deer and gets all he wants to eat all year?
He's surrounded by corn and beans all year and he beds in an oak timber, so I think he gets plenty of food.
Here's another shot with the tarsal gland showing.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/30coupe/PRMS0390.jpg)
No more than 3.5.
This ten point might be harder to resist, but I doubt he's any older.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/30coupe/PRMS0046.jpg)
This picture would have been taken on 9-23-12. The other buck was nine days later. I don't know why it's in black and white in the daytime, but it's not my camera.
3.5 is my guess
He is a mature 4 year old cull buck, check out his nose, and where the neck meets the legs. big and thick, not a monster rack and isn't going to get much bigger-looks like table fare to me! good luck :archer2:
Take a piece a paper, your thumb, anything..and take his antlers out of the equation. I think he is definetly a mature animal! Very rounded rump and deep chest, I think that he is atleast 4 1/2 years old if not 5 1/2.
Old enough...........
Around here he'd be 2.
Not that familiar with northern deer, but look 3.5 to me
3.5 to 4.5
- Healthy roundness, but not sagging gut.
- Good head and nose, but not as thick through the shoulders. That might change as his testosterone amps up.
- No sagging around the jaw, so not an old deer.
All that said, I wouldn't hesitate to shoot him. Then again, I also don't have many game animals under my belt with a bow.
This one came from SE Iowa four years ago. He was 2.5 years. Very similar and had a big body.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/JHarper/DSC01406.jpg)
Jeff
Here's the hero pick for a better size comparison:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/JHarper/iowa1021.jpg)
In Iowa, I would say 2.5 year old!
2.5 years old
QuoteOriginally posted by treetoppredator:
Take a piece a paper, your thumb, anything..and take his antlers out of the equation. I think he is definetly a mature animal! Very rounded rump and deep chest, I think that he is atleast 4 1/2 years old if not 5 1/2.
X2, you guys need to look at the body not the rack! Nook, your buck looks like a 3 yr old. Congrats!
Tracy
For IA... I'd say 2.5.
3.5
OLD ENOUGH :archer2:
3.5, about two years older than the average Michigan buck makes it to around my neck of the woods :)
2.5-3.5 if it's an Iowa deer. 4.5 around here. My guess I should ask.
QuoteOriginally posted by Earl Jeff:
OLD ENOUGH :archer2:
ding! ding! ding! Stick him!
This is easy: he's 2 years, 6 months, and 4 days old. Sorry, that's as close as I can get without seeing his teeth. ;)
I'd try to get him this season, but I wouldn't be heartbroken if I didn't. And then, I'd be even happier to get him next season! But, I'm not real picky either.
He'd be a very typical 2.5 year-old around here.
Ishoot4thrills is right...deer are better aged by the amount of wear on the cusps of their molars, or (best of all) by lab-sectioning the teeth. Size and antlers are too affected by variable factors like diet, minerals, geographic location, genetics, stress factors, general health, etc., to be consistently reliable.
Maybe you can get that buck to give a big grin into the camera the next time he comes to visit... :bigsmyl: :laughing:
2.5 years old
I'd say three and a half anywhere but Iowa and Kansas. Prob two and a half there.
Probably 2.5 five years old.The ILL. bucks I have killed that are 2.5 look alot like that.Could be 3.5 though with a smallish rack.The body looks strong but not robust.Streamlined and athletic looking like a 2.5 or 3.5.
Deer are generally smaller bodied in Texas. Looks old to me.
All these 2.5 guesses are boggling
i would say 3.5
Okay, I found this one from August, same buck. I'm enjoying the variety of answers. I'm hoping to get the answer first hand, but I haven't seen this guy in person yet.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/30coupe/PRMS1319_zpsffeb3a70.jpg)
Personally, I think he'll be better next year, but this shot is about 500 yards from a 4 lane, another bow hunter hunts 1/4 mile away, and this place gets hunted by muzzle loader later on. His survival is not guaranteed by any means. I'm afraid if I got a look at him from this distance and angle he would be as old as he's going to get. :archer2:
Man I was going to go with 2.5 but the august pic makes me wanna say 3.5 But who knows. I like your last post. Stick em!
2-2.5 by that pic.
2.5 tops. Remember camera's have some magnification to their lenses so the deer always looks bigger than they really are.
Dead he has no chance to be bigger next year but alive he sure does.
If that was a Texas deer, I would say 5.5 - 6.5. But, deer in this area don't weigh 250lbs either. A look at the tarsal gland tells a lot in the pics. They are sure light colored which indicates a younger deer to me.
two and a half to three and a half. Let him grow up some more and he will be a prize.
3 year old. Edit: After seeing your other pic I'm going with a great looking 2 year old. One thing to consider here Is that IR photo's always make a deer (bear too) look bigger.