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Yearling or two year old?
« on: May 20, 2016, 08:08:23 PM »
Here's a young buck showing some good bone growth for a little guy and early evidence of at least one eye guard starting.  He can't be more than 80 lbs though, probably less.  I thought at first he was a two-year-old, but now I'm wondering if he's just a yearling that's going to be a fork horn at 1.5 years old.  What do you all think?
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Re: Yearling or two year old?
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2016, 08:33:11 PM »
That look like a mature buck to me, in fact I would say he is going to be a nice buck.

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Re: Yearling or two year old?
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2016, 08:40:51 PM »
That look like a mature buck to me, in fact I would say he is going to be a nice buck.

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Re: Yearling or two year old?
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2016, 10:42:46 PM »
3-4 year old?

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Re: Yearling or two year old?
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2016, 11:55:24 AM »
Nah, he's a young boy.   The first pic didn't show him well.  He has no mass in his chest or hips.  He's so skinny his ribs are showing.  He's no more than two years old in my book.

« Last Edit: May 22, 2016, 12:15:23 PM by fishnfur »
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Re: Yearling or two year old?
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2016, 01:37:05 PM »
However old he is he is showing potential....

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Re: Yearling or two year old?
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2016, 02:24:56 PM »
Young deer don't have a rostrum that big.

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Re: Yearling or two year old?
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2016, 02:26:23 PM »
I'm leaning towards 3+ also :twocents: keep an eye on him. Looks to have potential.

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Re: Yearling or two year old?
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2016, 12:53:41 PM »
How old is this guy? 3-4 year old? I think he might be the same 2x3 I saw a lot last year.

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Re: Yearling or two year old?
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2016, 12:26:24 PM »
Tough to tell without seeing his body - 4 - 5, 6 maybe.  He's definitely older than the one I posted.  The eyes are a dead giveaway on a mature buck - since they don't grow with the animal, they look very big on fawns and young bucks, and as the buck matures, the eyes seem to shrink in proportion to the head.  On a very mature deer, the eyes will look tiny compared to the rest of the head.

There are many good discussions on field aging deer online.  The sway in the back on this last deer, if it is present at all times generally indicates at least a 5 year old (if I remember correctly), though with just this one photo, this is really just a guess.
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