Thoughts on this guy….latest update….Teeth added

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Should have killed him this year but let him go.
 

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Hillbilly Hunter said:
You asked thoughts from a February picture. He looks 2-3. October pic looks 4.5. That is why i said it is hard to tell this time of year.
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Right. I said he wasn't young. Lol He's probably gonna be top of the list next season. He has been a bully all year. Pushed a couple other 4yos out and they never returned.
 
The one by me has had the same rack (just larger this year) for the last two years.
Had one like it in Illinois back in the early nineties. Saw him three years running, same area.
Finally took him out as an end of season freezer stuffer.
 
Ski said:
I can see the confusion. The video looks like a healthy young buck, not a run down ragged old buck. I don't doubt you for a minute but if that video was all I had, I'd guess the buck is a perfect example of a late season 3.5yr old.
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That's what I think now after seeing the earlier picture. In the video I would swear 3.5.
 
I would put him at 3.5 based on the video. Really is a bad time to try to guess ages on deer . Maybe you can kill him and check his teeth this next season.
 
Just another update on this guy. After close encounters during the velvet hunt his daylight activity changed. I rarely got pics of him during shooting light throughout the season. When he did show I was no where around. After Dec. 7th he disappeared until the 21st. He showed on camera missing his right antler and injury to his left leg. He couldn't put any weight on it. No idea what happed but I'm thinking he slid into a car and it was run over. Anyways, he lost a ton of weight and I wasn't sure he'd make it. Well, he did and has gained weight back. Top target on this property being a 7yo.
 

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Front leg injuries are very common in deer. They can come from any number of factors, but usually just stepping into a hole wrong. That buck definitely has a puncture wound or cut low on his left front leg. Will it affect his antler and body growth in the future? Absolutely could.
 
That just reinforces the knowledge that they can be real survivors. He must be a tough guy because the most current photo shows him seeming to be putting weight on it. I think he will do well.
 
Once I started using video mode on my trail-cameras, I began to realize how "bust up" bucks get during the rut. By late in the rut, I bet 1/3 to 1/2 of the older bucks on my place will be limping. At first, this really worried me. But now I realize that the increased number of these bucks in the population just means they fight a lot more than they used to. And slamming into each other with deadly weapons on their heads cause a lot of injuries. Often times, the damage from these injuries fades over time. By the next year, the same bucks are NOT limping. But bucks killed during the rut often have quite a few battle wounds that are in the process of healing. Bucks will have antler tine wounds all over their face, neck, shoulders, and rump.
 

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