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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Craig on June 22, 2017, 05:16:45 PM

Title: Only 2 years old
Post by: Craig on June 22, 2017, 05:16:45 PM: I got my tooth data back from my Montana deer last year. They aged him at only 2 years old. I was thinking he was like 4-5 years old. Does anyone have pictures of their bucks that know how old they are? post them.

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Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: TriggerMike on June 22, 2017, 05:18:32 PM: That buck had good genes.

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Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: Falcon on June 22, 2017, 05:25:12 PM: Wow Craig. That's one big two year old :tup:
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: jrebel on June 22, 2017, 05:36:00 PM: WOW!!! :yike: :yike: Two years old and looks like that....he would have been a JIM DANDY at 5-7 years old.
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: Jpmiller on June 22, 2017, 09:07:05 PM: Way to shoot a baby before he had time to mature!

That's a heckuba deer for two years. I'd go back this year and find his daddy.
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: GrampasGuns on June 22, 2017, 09:08:40 PM: That's a GMO deer! Great buck!

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Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: bowhunterforever on June 22, 2017, 11:31:45 PM: Quote from: TriggerMike on June 22, 2017, 05:18:32 PM
That buck had good genes.
:yeah:
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: Taco280AI on June 23, 2017, 05:40:56 AM: I don't buy it. only 2.5 years old? That?
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: Jimmer on June 23, 2017, 06:02:04 AM: Quote from: Taco280AI on June 23, 2017, 05:40:56 AM
I don't buy it. only 2.5 years old? That?
:yeah:
too mature at the bases for two.
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: robodad on June 23, 2017, 06:38:14 AM: Must have sent in the only baby tooth he had left !
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: Craig on June 23, 2017, 08:00:37 AM: I looked over a lot of young bucks and this guy definitely looked more mature. This is what they sent me.
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Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: pianoman9701 on June 23, 2017, 08:04:54 AM: Quote from: Jpmiller on June 22, 2017, 09:07:05 PM
Way to shoot a baby before he had time to mature!

That's a heckuba deer for two years. I'd go back this year and find his daddy.
:chuckle: :chuckle:

Nice buck. JP's right about finding daddy! Good luck this season.
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: Magnum_Willys on June 23, 2017, 08:05:27 AM: Looks like a younger buck to me, I woulda guessed 3 or 4.
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 23, 2017, 08:44:49 AM: Wouldn't have guessed 2 yrs old
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: OutHouse on June 23, 2017, 08:50:40 AM: That's crazy but it makes sense. If I recall correctly, that huge tri-pod buck from years ago was aged at 3.5--and it was something like an 8 by 10, 30 inch spread.
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on June 23, 2017, 10:17:32 AM: I'd have guessed 3.5 from the pic. However, with mild winters, good feed, minerals and genes young deer can grow amazingly fast. I believe the tooth data over my own eyes. I have seen quite a few 2.5 year old bucks over the years that were 20-22", 4x4 (with and without eyeguards). On the flip side, I once checked a small Wyoming 2x2 that I had already decided was a yearling, until I flipped down his lower lip and saw extensive tooth wear - he was lab aged at 5.5
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: kodiak 907 on June 23, 2017, 11:10:08 AM: That's crazy. Must have had two years with great feed and no stress.
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: Craig on June 23, 2017, 11:19:31 AM: It's a draw unit with not much pressure. So not much stress on him except winters.
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: Buckhunter28 on June 25, 2017, 10:24:40 AM: Buck I shot in Wyoming in 2015, I was expecting him to be 4-5 years as well, ended up he was only about 3 years old
Title: Re: Only 2 years old
Post by: Jpmiller on June 25, 2017, 10:55:37 AM: Lol I hope I end up with one of those baby deer one day. You get the big antlers and the meat isn't as tough. Best of both worlds.