Age this buck.... (added, is this the same buck?)

I agree with your points.

I have this guys bedding area pegged and wanted some thoughts on his age... A yearling (last season) I will discount him from my thoughts for a couple years, if he was 2.5 (which I believe per those photos from last winter) then I will cut some lanes so I can set up on him this fall if he "blows up" into a good 3.5. He may be a "shooter" this year, time will tell. Either way I want to get the lanes cut earlier rather than later.

 

sounds like a solid game plan.....no doubt in my mind he is a shooter next year, just need to relax your standards back down to my level....makes finding a "good" buck much easier. LOL

 

I would also say 2.5 yr old

 

2.5 is what I say.

 

2.5...same buck.

 

i agree with everyone else,2.5,going to be decent next year though

 

2.5 year old. Do you have any food plots planted?

 

No, but there is roughly 200 acres of agriculture that is mixed between beans and corn every year. There is also a good pouplation of white oak as well.

 

Beans and corn grow real nice deer, but you could give your deer a big boost by planting a food plot(s) for when they aren't on the beans or the beans are simply not available yet. Something simple like a clover alfalfa mix (good minerals and high protein) or even just clover would be a big help. Of course it never hurts to have plant a kill plot next to a bedding area with some extra tasty plants in it. :uzi:

 

I think that he is 2.5