megalomaniac
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Congrats! Like the others, I'm on the fence between 3.5 and 4.5, perhaps lean a bit more toward 3.5
Age?
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I don't have any history with this buck so it's just a guess. He showed up in that scrape on the 16th, I took off work the next morning and he came back and worked another scrape and I killed him.
Me, I am not the best at judging age on the hoof. Once down on ground what I consider mature can be hard to judge neck, front chest, and gut.
If you butcher or even just skin yourself my experience has been, no matter what the year was like, older bucks have buckets of fat compared to 3.5 yr olds.
If you butcher or even just skin yourself my experience has been, no matter what the year was like, older bucks have buckets of fat compared to 3.5 yr olds.
Great buck. I'd say 3.5
JCDEERMAN
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I'm also leaning toward a very healthy 3.5
Id say a high end 3.5 that is
In good shape.
But you can send a tooth off to deerage.com and get an accurate result
In good shape.
But you can send a tooth off to deerage.com and get an accurate result
There was a recent post by bsk that questions the validity of this aging method.
Great buck! Congrats! Those trail cam pictures are absolutely beautiful! I love them. They almost look like a painting
2HUNT
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My first impression is 3.5, but looking at the second picture, I am leaning more to 4.5. Based on my experience with cementum testing that I have had done. most have been 1 to 2 years older than tooth wear and trail cam photos would indicate. ( Middle Tn. area, others may be different )
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Congratulations nice buck.
tdt5446
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Boom! Nice one, let me know when the biscuits and backstrap is ready!
I say 3 1/2. Beautiful deer. Congrats
Did you happen to get a live weight?
