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<blockquote data-quote="Nealmeally" data-source="post: 3716087" data-attributes="member: 9597"><p>This may be hard to understand and it is hard to explain. And it may be very far from correct. But I try to picture the deer when he does fill out in the rut phase.. I try to look at body features such as bone structure. I like to look at neck and chest areas that will fill out during rut. I have seen several bucks that I know were mature deer during summer months. They just look like something was missing in their body features. This is due to them slimming down during the summer.</p><p></p><p>I guess what I'm trying to say is an older buck (4.5+), looks a little more saggy and hide seems to look looser. I like to ask myself, is the body features there? Is there room for neck swell? Does he have the deep chest that will fill out in a couple months? The bottom pic is a good example. That deer looks like there is plenty of loose hide in neck area that will blow up come rut. He just don't look right with those big shoulders and small neck.. Younger bucks seem to have a tighter hide during the summer. I've also noticed some older bucks usually have a larger lower hanging belly also.</p><p></p><p>Again, this may be very far off from accurate. But I've seemed to notice this over the years running cameras throughout the summer and studying pics of deer that I know are mature and comparing them to other age classes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nealmeally, post: 3716087, member: 9597"] This may be hard to understand and it is hard to explain. And it may be very far from correct. But I try to picture the deer when he does fill out in the rut phase.. I try to look at body features such as bone structure. I like to look at neck and chest areas that will fill out during rut. I have seen several bucks that I know were mature deer during summer months. They just look like something was missing in their body features. This is due to them slimming down during the summer. I guess what I'm trying to say is an older buck (4.5+), looks a little more saggy and hide seems to look looser. I like to ask myself, is the body features there? Is there room for neck swell? Does he have the deep chest that will fill out in a couple months? The bottom pic is a good example. That deer looks like there is plenty of loose hide in neck area that will blow up come rut. He just don't look right with those big shoulders and small neck.. Younger bucks seem to have a tighter hide during the summer. I've also noticed some older bucks usually have a larger lower hanging belly also. Again, this may be very far off from accurate. But I've seemed to notice this over the years running cameras throughout the summer and studying pics of deer that I know are mature and comparing them to other age classes. [/QUOTE]
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