Big brute scrape sequence

[fairchaser]

Gawk at this buck from late last season and give me an age.

 

[Hduke86]

Uhhh I think the PBR is missing a bull but I'd say 4 1/2. He's built like a tank but looks fairly straight across the back.

 

[Snake]

At least 4.5 but thinking on the line older. He's thick through the breast .

 

[Coker]

I agree with the 2 above....4.5yrs old

 

[Lost Lake]

I'd say 5.5 plus

 

[Ski]

That dude's got 5.5-6.5+ written all over him. A buck's skull plate thickens with every successive rack he grows, and that's dude's skull is so thick his brow is pushing his eyes squinty. Even his ears look small like Shrek's. He's old.

 

[Lost Lake]

That dude's got 5.5-6.5+ written all over him. A buck's skull plate thickens with every successive rack he grows, and that's dude's skull is so thick his brow is pushing his eyes squinty. Even his ears look small like Shrek's. He's old.

My thoughts exactly. He looks like an older steer with the distance between his eyes.

 

[jc0313]

If he's still that big late season after the rut I'd guess he's at least 6.5+

 

[Ski]

I'm curious what he saw to make him bristle up in that third pic. Only another buck causes that, and since he's the king of woods I assume the buck off camera wasn't a yearling.

 

[killingtime 41]

5.5 plus he's an old dude. I bet he's a smart one. Would have to be in your game to get him. Hope you do

 

[JCDEERMAN]

5.5+

 

[TN Larry]

Agree with 5.5+

 

[tellico4x4]

5+

 

[redblood]

That dude's got 5.5-6.5+ written all over him. A buck's skull plate thickens with every successive rack he grows, and that's dude's skull is so thick his brow is pushing his eyes squinty. Even his ears look small like Shrek's. He's old.

Absolutely. Post rut 5.5

 

[redblood]

If he's still that big late season after the rut I'd guess he's at least 6.5+

Could very well be

 

[backyardtndeer]

Definitely a mature buck. 5.5+

 

[fairchaser]

That's what I was thinking. He's in pretty good shape for a January picture. I hope he made through till this season and he comes through in daylight again.

 

[CHRIS WILSON]

He's a stud. Good luck with him.

 

[Ski]

I hope he made through till this season and he comes through in daylight again.

Hunt him like you're the grim reaper in a nursing home. I like your odds.

 

[fairchaser]

Hunt him like you're the grim reaper in a nursing home. I like your odds.

I don't have any more pictures of him so I'm thinking he traveled a ways to get there! He likely took a jaunt to search for does in a new area. These bucks are incredibly hard to pin down. But, I'm always hopeful.