With deer season approaching, there's a lot of threads popping up on aging deer. So for those in the know, how about some pointers on aging deer based on pics. What are the visual characteristics of deer at various ages?

I have no idea. Ill be waiting to read?? This may go for a record several pages.

If this is not allowed, just delete.
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What would they do that for?

If he ain't got a beer gut he ain't 3 1/2

My trick is to draw imaginary circles around the hams and shoulders. If he's 3.5 the circles will be about the same size. If shoulders are bigger he's usually north of 3.5. Also they start getting the Roman nose look at 4.5. Of course sway backs and beer guts help tell the story too.

What I wanna know is how y'all have enough same to judge one. Usually the ones I see are mere glimpses and you either shoot or ya don't

My modus operandi for aging deer is taking a few pictures of one I see and coming back to the camp and letting the two other younger lease members ask me " why didn't you shoot that bastard, Woody?"

In most cases, I'd just rather shoot a doe for meat and not throw another set of antlers in a box for the squirrels to just chomp up.

I might could judge one simply because I've been in the woods for 50 plus years, but who knows?

I was raised jawbone aging them and I don't watch many hunting shows by the "pros".