We've had a 10 point coming through only at night for a few weeks. I think I have a picture of the same deer in Feb with last year's rack (not sure though), which makes me think he's 3 1/2. What do you guys think?
Probably 3.5, like you said. The only reason I'd say 4.5 is his neck melts into his chest, but he could have hit pre-rut, causing neck swell. Solid buck that has real potential in the next 2 years. Take him if he tickles your trigger finger though.
Nice buck, and I'd call him 4.
You have to cut him open and count the rings.
Certainly 3 1/2. Not much mass on the rack yet. That comes with age and nutrition. Don't know about your area, and what your doing if any to supplement their food sources
3.5 or 4.5
I think you can't tell from the picture.
We had some "trick" (real, actual) photographs from the Department wildlife biologists that showed three different bucks that appeared to be from 3 different year groups, ranging from 3 1/2 up to an impressive one generally guessed to be 5 1/2 to 6 1/2. They were all from the same year group. The only trick was in the selection of deer that looked very different.
Oklahoma suffers from a shortage of quality deer feed in many areas, in addition to genetic differences caused by too few bucks and too many does allowing inferior bucks to breed.
We had some "trick" (real, actual) photographs from the Department wildlife biologists that showed three different bucks that appeared to be from 3 different year groups, ranging from 3 1/2 up to an impressive one generally guessed to be 5 1/2 to 6 1/2. They were all from the same year group. The only trick was in the selection of deer that looked very different.
Oklahoma suffers from a shortage of quality deer feed in many areas, in addition to genetic differences caused by too few bucks and too many does allowing inferior bucks to breed.
Mature. Aging deer on the hoof is about as easy as aging people on the hoof.
