How old is he?

  • Jon Stevens
    Northfield, Wi
    Posts: 1242
    November 1, 2011 at 12:41 pm #202825

    I have quite a few pictures of this guy. My goal is to harvest 4 1/2 year olds and older. This one is on the fence. I think he is 3 1/2 but not 100% sure. For now he gets a pass. What do you guys think?

    Jon Stevens
    Northfield, Wi
    Posts: 1242
    November 1, 2011 at 12:42 pm #113562

    Sorry, pics would not post on original….

    fishthumper
    Sartell, MN.
    Posts: 11929
    November 1, 2011 at 1:10 pm #113563

    I don’t think there is enough Grey on the Nose or dip in the back for this to be a 4 1/2 year old and it is just way to big to be a 2 1/2 – My guess would be a nice 3 1/2 year old – will be a really nice deer next season if he makes it.

    john_steinhauer
    p4
    Posts: 2998
    November 1, 2011 at 3:02 pm #113572

    I’m going with a rocking 2.5 looks young to me. But I am on my cell phone right now I might change my mind seeing the pics full size.

    jason_ramthun
    Byron MN
    Posts: 3376
    November 1, 2011 at 3:06 pm #113574

    It’s hard to tell but give the boy a pass and watch out next year

    lick
    Posts: 6443
    November 1, 2011 at 3:11 pm #113575

    I agree 3.5 but hard to pass with those split G3’s

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    November 1, 2011 at 3:59 pm #113578

    My vote is 3.5 too. Just too big for a 2.5 and doesn’t have the wear n tear of a 4.5 year old

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    November 1, 2011 at 4:12 pm #113580

    Let’s see some more pics to confirm my thinking. I voted 3.5. Beauty of a deer no matter what.

    john_steinhauer
    p4
    Posts: 2998
    November 1, 2011 at 4:24 pm #113583

    I’m on a computer now, and I think its a tough one he looks young in the face to me?

    Jon Stevens
    Northfield, Wi
    Posts: 1242
    November 1, 2011 at 5:34 pm #113586

    I would post more pictures if they would help but the main camera I get him on is having flash issues . I can tell it’s him but the flash goes off before the camera takes the picture which gives you nothing but an outline and a rack. I think I’ll give him one more year to be on the safe side (Not sure my lease partner will though). I will post the next time I have pictures of him. My guess is he will look different in the next couple weeks. Thanks for the help guys.

    thegun
    mn
    Posts: 1009
    November 1, 2011 at 7:29 pm #113595

    Nice looking deer and with that one nice side view you can see he has a nice defined brisket where deer 2 1/2 wont have ! basically with his head up a younger deer neck would run straight down its leg with out the nice brisket hanging out in front of the leg! this tells me hes older than 2 years old as far as his back gos it is about right for any deer up to to 5 or 6 but the one thing that tells me he is not 4 1/2 is the size of his front shoulders! a 4 year old will have front shoulders nearly as large as there hind shoulders! not as big more evenly balanced with each other!

    you made the right call in m opinion he is a 3 1/2 year old!

    good hunting!

    shednut
    22 feet up
    Posts: 632
    November 1, 2011 at 8:01 pm #113598

    Pretty sure he’s 3 1/2 Jigger. Pretty sure I’ve seen him in person, and that was my feeling on his age. Nice looking buck no doubt.

    gobbler
    Central, MN
    Posts: 1110
    November 2, 2011 at 5:06 am #113638

    Do you have pics of him from last year? That would help

    Jon Stevens
    Northfield, Wi
    Posts: 1242
    November 2, 2011 at 12:41 pm #113655

    No pics I can say were for sure him… I had one 2 1/2 last year with a split G2 but I have 2 of them this year that have split G2’s. Both this year are 3 1/2 so they get another year. If I had a picture of either of their brow tines I could tell for sure….but no straight on pics yet. I haven’t seen anything on my cams this year to make my jaw drop but I know they are out there. I just need to put my time in. Here is a pic of the 2 1/2 from last year. Hard to see the split when you can’t view the picture in full size

    DONOTDELETE
    Posts: 780
    November 2, 2011 at 3:39 pm #113672

    He is a good one. I would say he is a 2.5 year old. I think he looks light bodied and young in the face. Nobody believes me when I say this but a few years back my dad shot a nice one that scored 167 that the dnr aged him at 2.5 when they looked at the bottom jaw.

    travis_eckman
    Trempealeau County, WI
    Posts: 424
    November 2, 2011 at 5:36 pm #113692

    I’m on the fence with that one!?!

    The DNR aged my bow buck from last year (Gravedigger) at 3.5 too – not sure what to think about that…

    Good Luck & Have Fun!

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