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how old is this buck???
#2295819
11/16/17 03:36 PM
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BhamFred
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take a good look BEFORE guessing....it's a Texas deer also.
Last edited by Shaw; 11/16/17 04:23 PM.
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/16/17 03:44 PM
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tombo51
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Front legs look relatively short but but body doesn't look to big decent size neck I'll bid 3.5
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/16/17 03:45 PM
11/16/17 03:45 PM
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257wbymag
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Bit of a tough angle but I'm going with closer to spotted fawn than 7.5 yr old.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
#2295913
11/16/17 04:16 PM
11/16/17 04:16 PM
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FurFlyin
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I don't know but click on next post on Imgur and watch the bear get hit in the nuts. LOL
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/16/17 04:36 PM
11/16/17 04:36 PM
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Gotcha1
Bright Eyes
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Something ain't right. Not saying what, yet.
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/16/17 05:01 PM
11/16/17 05:01 PM
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GKelly
10 point
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4.5 his neck ain't filled out to his chest yet
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: 257wbymag]
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11/16/17 05:05 PM
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ivanwright
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Bit of a tough angle but I'm going with closer to spotted fawn than 7.5 yr old. I think closer to 7.5 than fawn...
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/16/17 05:11 PM
11/16/17 05:11 PM
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CarbonClimber1
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Uhhhh he dont look right, dummy deer? He old, if hes alive, bad puc but if he is alive an he tuns his head sideways im bettin he has jowels of loose skin on the chin an them bug eyes as well. Still tho somethins fishy bout him.edit: his heads old rest of him aint, somethin aint right here
Last edited by CarbonClimber1; 11/16/17 05:15 PM.
"I dont quit.. And ill fight alone if i have to"
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/16/17 05:24 PM
11/16/17 05:24 PM
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CarbonClimber1
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Im thinkin bout this way to hard
"I dont quit.. And ill fight alone if i have to"
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/16/17 05:27 PM
11/16/17 05:27 PM
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pcamper
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All wrong,
Trans-Doe......
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: Mbrock]
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11/16/17 05:27 PM
11/16/17 05:27 PM
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tbest3
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12 point
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Big ole feets, sagging jawline, wide head, large eyes. Boy been around a time or two. Body had me threw off a little at first but I noticed the saggy skin around the jawline. Gotta be old.
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/16/17 05:47 PM
11/16/17 05:47 PM
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/16/17 06:47 PM
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perchjerker
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At least 6. No sag in belly, but that could be diet. Legs are short. No pronounced long neck, a slight sway in back. Old deer.
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If being a dumbass was fatal some of you would be on your death bed!
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
#2296191
11/16/17 11:13 PM
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mauvilla
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So is anyone going to give the answer
Last edited by mauvilla; 11/16/17 11:14 PM.
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: M48scout]
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11/17/17 02:00 AM
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ColeT
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Rear end is jacked up in the air. Don’t know what that means. If he was in AL I’d guess 3, but since you said Texas I’ll guess 4. When I curtsy saw him I was thinking around 7 or so myself.
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/17/17 02:04 AM
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2Dogs
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Looks like a nice NA 3 YO or a skinny 4yo, don't know what he is in Texas. I'll worry bout that when I'm in Texas.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/17/17 02:05 AM
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Ben2
Old Mossy Horns
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/17/17 03:57 AM
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BhamFred
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All right gents. This is a live deer in the Texas Hill country. Age is NOT known. I got it off a Texas hunting forum and 90% of them said 3.5, so I posted it here for ya'll.
I think the deer is past prime, prolly a 7 er 8 year old. Legs are shorter looking which says 5-6 to me. Add badly sagging jowl skin which is NEVER found on young deer but shows on bucks when they reach 7-8 years old.
I think he is just one of those smallish body size bucks that are hard to age, but are usually way older than first glance will tell you.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
#2296381
11/17/17 04:29 AM
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BhamFred
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are you drinking this early?
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: jallencrockett]
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11/17/17 04:58 AM
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2Dogs
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Antlers are not supposed to play any role in aging.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: Mbrock]
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11/17/17 06:03 AM
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Posts: 18,021 North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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All deer don't age the same. I've seen known-aged pen deer that people would estimate at 2-3 years old when they were 10+. Sometimes once they reach that age they're just like an 85 year old man, losing muscle mass, having protruding facial features, and sagging skin around the jaw line. You gotta look at more than sagging bellies and leg lengths when they get old. That deer is definitely old. I'm no expert but I think aging Texas deer can be difficult. They just don't have the body mass to develop the sway back, sagging belly look of an old Midwest deer. We had an old 5 pt on camera this past year at our club that looked like a fat boar hog with antlers. He survived the season. Lots of good info in this thread.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: AU338MAG]
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11/17/17 06:09 AM
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Mbrock
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All deer don't age the same. I've seen known-aged pen deer that people would estimate at 2-3 years old when they were 10+. Sometimes once they reach that age they're just like an 85 year old man, losing muscle mass, having protruding facial features, and sagging skin around the jaw line. You gotta look at more than sagging bellies and leg lengths when they get old. That deer is definitely old. I'm no expert but I think aging Texas deer can be difficult. They just don't have the body mass to develop the sway back, sagging belly look of an old Midwest deer. We had an old 5 pt on camera this past year at our club that looked like a fat boar hog with antlers. He survived the season. Lots of good info in this thread. Regardless of where you are in the country deer age with the same features, whether they are 150 lbs or 350 lbs. I've seen some mighty respectable south TX deer. Not uncommon to see them at or over 200 lbs. they're a lot like our deer in most of AL on body mass. Individual differences in how deer age play a bigger part than does location or body mass. There are small puny looking deer and muscled up freaks in the same population, just like you see in people. I'm one of those small puny looking ones, so I can tell what they look like in a hurry. Lol.
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: Mbrock]
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11/17/17 06:58 AM
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AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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All deer don't age the same. I've seen known-aged pen deer that people would estimate at 2-3 years old when they were 10+. Sometimes once they reach that age they're just like an 85 year old man, losing muscle mass, having protruding facial features, and sagging skin around the jaw line. You gotta look at more than sagging bellies and leg lengths when they get old. That deer is definitely old. I'm no expert but I think aging Texas deer can be difficult. They just don't have the body mass to develop the sway back, sagging belly look of an old Midwest deer. We had an old 5 pt on camera this past year at our club that looked like a fat boar hog with antlers. He survived the season. Lots of good info in this thread. Regardless of where you are in the country deer age with the same features, whether they are 150 lbs or 350 lbs. I've seen some mighty respectable south TX deer. Not uncommon to see them at or over 200 lbs. they're a lot like our deer in most of AL on body mass. Individual differences in how deer age play a bigger part than does location or body mass. There are small puny looking deer and muscled up freaks in the same population, just like you see in people. I'm one of those small puny looking ones, so I can tell what they look like in a hurry. Lol. Thanks for the input Matt. When I go to buy a shirt and the saleswoman asks what my size is I reply - "tall and fat"
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: 2Dogs]
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11/17/17 11:24 AM
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Antlers are not supposed to play any role in aging. Well in our area with age comes mass so yes we can generally age via rack. Also with the differing guesses can we do much more then SWAG via body size.
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: jallencrockett]
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11/17/17 01:10 PM
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Ben2
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Antlers are not supposed to play any role in aging. Well in our area with age comes mass so yes we can generally age via rack. Also with the differing guesses can we do much more then SWAG via body size. Not possible to age a deer based on antlers
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: jallencrockett]
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11/17/17 05:47 PM
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257wbymag
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Do yall really think that you cant guesstimate a deers age out to 3.5 due to rack. I'm pretty good at guesstimating racks
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: 257wbymag]
#2297165
11/17/17 05:51 PM
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extreme heights hunter
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Do yall really think that you cant guesstimate a deers age out to 3.5 due to rack. I'm pretty good at guesstimating racks Me too. I'm thinking you're a 34C
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: extreme heights hunter]
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11/17/17 06:14 PM
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257wbymag
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Do yall really think that you cant guesstimate a deers age out to 3.5 due to rack. I'm pretty good at guesstimating racks Me too. I'm thinking you're a 34C Congrats you're the first person I've ever put on ignore. You honker
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: 257wbymag]
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11/17/17 06:25 PM
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Hevishot13
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Do yall really think that you cant guesstimate a deers age out to 3.5 due to rack. I'm pretty good at guesstimating racks Me too. I'm thinking you're a 34C Congrats you're the first person I've ever put on ignore. You honker racks and honkers! Yep!
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: BhamFred]
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11/18/17 05:10 AM
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BamaGrad85
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6-7 year old. skin sagging around jaw, nose looks like it may have the roman hump (hard to tell from angle), he looks like he's been around the block a time or two and crossed the street as well. I'm sure when I read this thread B'ham Fred will tell us it's a yearling and that's his 1st set of horns but oh well.
I came, I saw, so I killed them all......Vern
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: 257wbymag]
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11/18/17 05:14 AM
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BamaGrad85
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Do yall really think that you cant guesstimate a deers age out to 3.5 due to rack. I'm pretty good at guesstimating racks Me too. I'm thinking you're a 34C Congrats you're the first person I've ever put on ignore. You honker
I came, I saw, so I killed them all......Vern
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Re: how old is this buck???
[Re: 257wbymag]
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11/18/17 09:44 AM
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extreme heights hunter
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Do yall really think that you cant guesstimate a deers age out to 3.5 due to rack. I'm pretty good at guesstimating racks Me too. I'm thinking you're a 34C Congrats you're the first person I've ever put on ignore. You honker You a lie. You love my posts
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