Another Age Request

[Hunter 257W]

How old is this buck??

 

[TheLBLman]

When does the rut peak in his area?

I suspect he is 3 1/2 or older,
but possibly should say 2 1/2 or older.

Single best guess at moment is 3 1/2.

 

[rem270]

From them pics I'd say at least 3.5

 

[bigtex]

3.5 would be my guess.

 

[Coldfusion]

I was gonna say 4-5, between his glands, back, and nose

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[ZachMarkus]

Looks like a textbook 3.5 year old to me


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[ADR]

Looks like a textbook 3.5 year old to me

X2

 

[cbhunter]

Looks like a textbook 3.5 year old to me

X2

X3, front heavy, muscular appearance


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[foodplot]

3.5

 

[Hunter 257W]

When does the rut peak in his area?

I suspect he is 3 1/2 or older,
but possibly should say 2 1/2 or older.

Single best guess at moment is 3 1/2.

The best time to see the older bucks like this one has always been mid December to a few days after Christmas so these pictures are for all practical purposes taken during the peak rut. He has lost significant weight from the Summer as you can see from this photo taken in August.

 

[TheLBLman]

The best time to see the older bucks like this one has always been mid December to a few days after Christmas so these pictures are for all practical purposes taken during the peak rut.

The rut peak depends on your location.
It does seem to be in December in many southern TN counties,
but it is closer to mid-November in the TN counties I hunt most.

As to your buck in question,
my best guess remains 3 1/2,
although I believe there's a fair chance he could be 4 1/2,
and even a small chance he could be a spectacular 2 1/2.

He actually looks 4 1/2 in one of your summer pics above,
possibly top-end 2 1/2 in some of the others.

We are all just guessing, and often wrong

 

[megalomaniac]

looks 3.5 to me