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Same deer?
« on: October 21, 2018, 07:20:13 PM »
Have this buck on cam, but can’t tell if I think it’s the same deer with a year of growing in it or not. I also have a picture from 2016 that is definitely him. What do you guys think? I’m hoping it’s a different buck because that means there’s at least 2 mashers back there. Counting down the days until I’m home from college and hunting in the rain!
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Re: Same deer?
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2018, 07:23:33 PM »
IDK if he's the same buck, but definitely a STUD!
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Re: Same deer?
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2018, 07:55:35 PM »
 10 year difference between sets of pics. Highly doubtful.

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Re: Same deer?
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2018, 09:05:36 PM »
Ha!  I'm betting the dates were set wrong on the cam.  Predator G is only a little over 10 years old.   :chuckle: :chuckle:

Just kiddin' man.  Hope college is going well.  Look forward to some kill shots around Christmas.  BTW - I think it's the same buck.
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Re: Same deer?
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2018, 12:11:28 AM »
Ha!  I'm betting the dates were set wrong on the cam.  Predator G is only a little over 10 years old.   :chuckle: :chuckle:

Just kiddin' man.  Hope college is going well.  Look forward to some kill shots around Christmas.  BTW - I think it's the same buck.

Easy there  :o  >:(  >:(

I hope so to. If either my dad or brother gets it I’ll still be sure to put pics up. Does anyone have an age estimate? I’m hoping he dies this year as I can’t see much more growth happening before regression. We have a pic from two years shot where he’s still a respectable four, I think this might be his prime year  :dunno:
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Re: Same deer?
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2018, 11:39:00 AM »
For me, all I can do is guess a bit on the age.  I normally use the chest and abdomen as the primary indication of age, up to about age five.  That area is not pictured well.  The girth of the bases of the antlers is another great clue, and the photo showing the buck's head and shoulders from the side indicates that he has pretty massive bases.  You cannot assume though that the mass is all age based.  It could easily be that he is genetically predisposed to have massive antlers, and at say age four, he could potentially have greater mass at the bases than an eight-year-old less gifted buck.  Knurling at the bases is another indicator of age, and I see none in these photos, leaving no way to judge him based on that characteristic.  Lastly, the size of the eye in relation to the skull/head and width of the muzzle, top to bottom give a quick indication of maturity, and he is clearly a mature buck base on those criteria.  All that being said, I could only hazard a guess.  I think he's somewhere between 5 and 8 years old.  The upper number an absolute guess.  I don't remember the age at which bucks normally start regression of antlers (8?/9?), and I cannot tell if he is experiencing that or not. 
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