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I was going through some old pictures and I was trying to decide if this buck from last year was a youngster or an older buck. I never did look at his teeth but he had a massive body and nice roman nose. He doesn't have any mass like an older buck should. I'm usaully pretty good at judging age but this one has me stumped. He's a bench buck by the way.
What do you think?
and yes, we knew exactly how long his eyeguards were before I shot him.
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November 01, 2008, 02:46:55 PM »
He looks pretty young to me.. Usually when they reach a few years they start to turn grey in the forehead... But thats just me talking... I could be wrong.. Still he's a nice looking buck..
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big bodied but the face does look young,not to tattered
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November 01, 2008, 04:40:47 PM »
I would go with a older deer, from the body pics
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November 01, 2008, 05:32:16 PM »
I vote old too, mainly from the body and head size.
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November 01, 2008, 06:49:34 PM »
Young....don't see any facial scars or cuts/knicks in the ears, scars on the nose etc...
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i vote young
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November 01, 2008, 08:41:28 PM »
Was the meat tuff? He's a mature deer,but doesn't look any older than four years.
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I would also agree at 4 years old.
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November 01, 2008, 11:58:07 PM »
I think he's an old buck. They're not all fighters, esp. if they have poor genetics, or a congenital defect or injury.
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November 02, 2008, 12:10:46 AM »
As many bucks as I have mounted, Ive seen just as many old beat up bucks as young beat up bucks with scared faces and ripped tore up ears.. Teeth is were you'll see age. Looks like a mature buck to me, old? Couldnt tell ya without looking in his mouth. You dont happen to have that cape in the freezer do ya? I need a nice bench buck cape fo a nice bench buck my dads uncle killed in the 50's. Thats a beatiful cape.
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November 02, 2008, 04:23:49 AM »
I vote young. Every "older" muley ive seen is a little gray on his forehead. Miss colors are to "colorful" to be a old buck in my opinion, but what do i know...
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November 02, 2008, 05:03:16 AM »
Not young, not old...just right....DEAD!
I would have to say mature but not old. Four or five years old.
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November 02, 2008, 05:59:03 AM »
He's pretty young!! 2 more yrs on him...B&C statis MONSTER
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I would put him about 4 years, he obviously doesn't have the 4 point genome and should have been taken out of the pool. Well done, great looking super forkie, love the brow tines too!!!
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