Age this buck, please......

Can someone give me a guess on the age of this buck ?

This photo was taken about 100yards from the photo I had was inquiring about before. I know there are bigger racked bucks back here, but I would love to kill a really old deer above a heavy racked one, any day.

Thanks in advance,

Andrew

 

I'd say a 4 year old, possibly older. Just curious, why did you black out the rack?

 

3.5 .. belly is still pretty flat, back is straight ...stalky buggar though!

 

I was thinking 4 or 5. Some other bucks that I am nearly certain are 3.5yo dont have this big of body. Who knows....

I blacked out the rack for a few reason.

Reason 1, and most importantly- I live in an area full of poachers, trespassers and people that will do anything to jack a nice deer. If I put the rack and someone recognized him, my stands and cameras would eventually disappear because people would know for sure that there is hunting gear in those woods, and, these cameras belong to my brother, so he would murder me.

Reason 2- as to not sway an opinion one way or another.

 

My guess is he didn't want the rack to effect the guesses.

Edit: DrawofBackward answered right before me.

 

I would say 4 or older

 

I'd guess a really healthy 3.5yr old.

 

Is this an agricultural ground buck or big woods deer?

 

I'm going with a solid 3.5

 

I was waiting for this question !

Mostly big woods deer. He lives right in the middle of about 800acres of overgrown fields and deeper woods. There are a few smaller crop fields in the area but this deer mostly lives on natural forage and such as the heavy agricultural region is a few miles away.

 

ill agree with these guys....somewhere around 3.5 year old...

 

i would say 3.5 or 4 depending on food, and where he lives and hunting pressure, and preds

 

I think that buck is at least 4 1/2 years old.

 

He'd be a 4.5 year old in my neck of the woods.

 

With this being said, I would not be surprised if he was a 4 year old then. But still think he could easily be a tank of a 3.5 ... Great looking deer either way.

 

He just looks older than 3.5 to me with how big his hind end and shoulders are.

I am thinking 4.5-5.5

 

I would think 4 atleast

 

I will say that he is 5.5 and thats a guess cuz he almost looks like he is swelling up a bit for the rut. With all do respect I would not worry so much about posting pictures of the rack. We would have a better idea of age if we could see it.

 

i'd guess at least 4.5

 

I think hes 4.5 or possibly a 3.5 year old that been eating all your dogs food.