Pibald is back...age?

[morgancountry]

I posted some pics of this guy last year. I thought he was mature then? Well, looks like he has made it through another season so far. What do you all think for age? Looks like his rack is going down a little?

Last year

This year

 

[catman529]

he's old it looks like, at least 4.5 or older to me, good luck with him

 

[Winchester]

Looks like he's 4.5+

 

[lpo1981]

4.5+ easy!

 

[bowriter]

He will be seven on June 3.

 

[W.Seay]

Man he looks worn slap out! I'd say 3.5

 

[hunter drew]

I'd say he 5.5

 

[7mminatree]

4.5 or older, he's got the gut!

 

[xtremedeerman]

I Will Say Hes Old Enough To Kill

 

[redblood]

4.5

 

[Bow Hunter]

X=2

 

[in the dog house]

easy 5.5 and wouldnt surprise me if he was 6.5...... look at that nose and brisket

 

[Boone 58]

he's old it looks like, at least 4.5 or older to me, good luck with him

X~2.....me thinks maybe even 5.5....but 4.5 for sure.

 

[Shed Hunter]

easy 5.5 and wouldnt surprise me if he was 6.5...... look at that nose and brisket

How does one age by the nose?

 

[Boone 58]

easy 5.5 and wouldnt surprise me if he was 6.5...... look at that nose and brisket

How does one age by the nose?

The older a buck gets the large arch in the nose area appears and gets thicker versus the skinny long face of a younger deer. One reason people dont know that is because they never see many deer/bucks older than 2.5.....which dont have it.

 

[Greenhead]

SOld enough to get a senior coffee at Hardees

 

[Hunter 257W]

Are those bumps along his back his backbone? He sure isn't skinny though but some animals do show that characteristic when they get older. That and the general size of his body make me say he has to be 4.5 at the least. I'd say there is a very good chance he's older than 4.5.

 

[in the dog house]

easy 5.5 and wouldnt surprise me if he was 6.5...... look at that nose and brisket

How does one age by the nose?

big roman nose ...... large hump.... not flat from eyes to tip of nose the older the more ..... hump

 

[feathersandfur2214]

I'd say 4.5 or maybe even 5.5.

 

[KillenTime]

Not sure how old, but a pretty deer for sure!

 

[morgancountry]

I Will Say Hes Old Enough To Kill

Yea, but he's never been seen other than on camera at 2 a.m... Of course, we hadn't really hunted that hard for him either.

 

[Nealmeally]

At least 4.5, leaning more towards 5.5 though.

 

[BigAl]

So when does an older buck get the "sway back"?

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

nice buck

 

[Diehard Hunter]

You won't really know until you have a jaw bone in hand. The piebald anomaly affects more than coat color, and from the looks of that buck, he is showing some of those other traits. His body does not appear to conform to the shape of a normal deer, making it very difficult to use body conformation for age.

 

[Football Hunter]

Hope you can check his jaw bone!