Big brute scrape sequence
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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.
At least 4.5 but thinking on the line older. He's thick through the breast .
I agree with the 2 above....4.5yrs old
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.
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
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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
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5.5+
Agree with 5.5+
5+
Could very well be
Definitely a mature buck. 5.5+
fairchaser
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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.
He's a stud. Good luck with him.
Hunt him like you're the grim reaper in a nursing home. I like your odds.
fairchaser
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I got faith in you. No advice to offer because I don't have much experience with bucks that old. Not sure anybody does. Bucks that old have to be nearly rare as diamonds. If a mature buck is a different animal than young buck, then a senior buck is different even yet. If you get him please share tactics and details about his behavior. The few I've been fortunate enough to hunt weren't anything like other deer.
Bone Collector
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4.5+
fairchaser
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Will do Ski. I've got a camera out now and will likely wait until he's back in the area maybe with a doe before I hunt him. I don't want to just hunt the area hoping he'll come by until I've got intel that he's back. The only tactic I have is to sneak in down wind of his trail and climb a tree on a day I know he's working the area. I might blind call or rattle only if I can see well my downwind side in case he wants to sneak around. You only get one chance at a mature buck.
Don't forget, luck is an amazingly important factor!
1984dog
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He is built like a tank. It is kind of hard to say when they get >4.5 years old because you simply do not know the body mass loss they experience during the rut. The deer is thick all over but does not show a sagging belly/beer gut like a typical 5.5+ deer. The original poster indicated this was "late season" so it is possible that he has not ate well during the rut and burned off that beer gut. He is definitely >4.5 year old. He would be having acute lead poisoning at my place.
Definitely 5 1/2 plus
I don't care how old he is...if you need help hunting him though, let me know....
Min 6.5
He'd probably put some boys from pbr to shame
