Lots of potential with this buck if he's as young as I think he is. What do y'all think?
Stud 2.5 year old?
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I think 2.5 is most likely. And yes, great potential
megalomaniac
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Yup, that's a top 5% 2.5yo... pushing 115in. LOVE seeing young bucks like that, he has a real chance of hitting 145 to 150 at maturity.
JCDEERMAN
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Unbelievable 2.5 IMO. Best of luck Zach!
fantastic 2.5! lots of potential all around!
Gonna be a good one for sure.
tree_ghost
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Absolute stud in the making!
If you made me pic an age, I would go 3.5. He could be a "tweener". Suspect the buck with his tail to camera is 2.5 for reference. Do you have any more pics/angles, mainly want to see his rear ham better.
Lincoln Co Archer
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Exactly where I was falling Andy. His front half screams 2.5, but from this pic and angle, his back half looks 3.5.
BSK
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I lean towards 2 1/2, but 3 1/2 is a real possibility.
backyardtndeer
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Think Andy is right. Looks closer to what I would expect the body shape of a summer time 3.5 year old to look like where I am in west Tennessee, but I don't know where you are at. Once his neck swells, he will look a bit thicker and may be easier to field judge an age.
He looks 2.5 to me but hard to tell this time of year.
BSK
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Bucks can REALLY fill out between now and November. Here's a 3 1/2 year-old buck from mid-September to late October from last year. In the picture on the left (mid-September), his legs look really long in comparison to his chest depth, and his neck is very narrow. But in the picture on the right (late October), he's a filled out stud.
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Good time Charlie
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Yea they are hard to age right now...but I think you are right with the 2.5 assumptions. they are all nice deer
chart1300
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His legs look long but his belly and back appear pretty square. If I had to put and age on him I'm leaning 3 1/2 but either way another yr or two he will be a giant.
I still vote 3.5, but man, that last pic really makes him look young. Just another testamenet to how hard one pic, one angle and one pose can be on aging deer.
BSK
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Exactly. And that's why I'm always hesitant to give ages on bucks when someone gives me one picture to look at. Heck, I've got bucks I'm aging for clients, and even with a couple dozen pictures of a buck from different angles I still waffle as to age! Lots and lots of "tweeners" out there.
He will get a pass from me regardless, I have a self imposed 130" minimum. I love seeing the younger bucks with great potential.
Hes a beast great pic
