Quick blacktail question

[steeliedrew]

Yesterday while sitting on a clearcut I observed a mature Doe with what looked like one of this year's fawns feeding for about an hour. The fawn just had, for lack of a better term, a "Bucky" face. And had that typical dark patch on it's head. It was definitely smaller than the Doe but looked healthy and kinda beefy for it's size. I was 225 yards out watching them through my tripod mounted 15x56's but I still didn't quite have the reach with my glass to see if it had buttons or not. I'm not saying I would have shot him if I saw buttons. Just trying to learn. I figured if it was a yearling it would have been a spike at least.   

So is the dark patch on the head a tell tale sign that it was indeed a buck?

[fishnfur]

That's how I call them in my book.  They definitely look different from the does by 5 months old.

[Boss .300 winmag]

If you were in an any deer area you could find out for sure.   

I did once, it was really good eaten. 

[steeliedrew]

If you were in an any deer area you could find out for sure.   

I did once, it was really good eaten. 

I'm sure it was delicious.  I was in an any buck unit. I tried like heck to at least paint some spikes on him.

[deerhunter_98520]

When you see a buck you just know...their look, posture, just everything about their look is different..the dark head is usually a giveaway but when you get those big old bucks look for the ol' roman nose

[JDHasty]

That is why a doe cape on a buck mount never works out well.

[trophyhunt]

If you were in an any deer area you could find out for sure.   

I did once, it was really good eaten. 

Not being Internet police here, just info.  In an any buck unit, buck fawns are illegal.  Antlers have to be visible, just info guys.

[steeliedrew]

If you were in an any deer area you could find out for sure.   

I did once, it was really good eaten. 

Not being Internet police here, just info.  In an any buck unit, buck fawns are illegal.  Antlers have to be visible, just info guys.

 

[Boss .300 winmag]

If you were in an any deer area you could find out for sure.   

I did once, it was really good eaten. 

Not being Internet police here, just info.  In an any buck unit, buck fawns are illegal.  Antlers have to be visible, just info guys.

 

I said any deer area!