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CityBoyzOutdoors
09-23-2012, 01:17 PM
I got a few pictures of him, he doesnt have big head gear and is a little screwed up on his right side. His body is twice the size of other bucks I have on the farm. His face looks old like 4.5 but it's hard to tell, unfortunately I only have a few pics of him. Let me know what you think. and my girlfriend named him "Jerry" so let me know how old you think Jerry is!8982898389848985

mrbb
09-23-2012, 03:13 PM
well I'll take a guess, he has longer legs and a slope to his body, but to be honest them pic's are not very good to be judging age or score

but I will say just a good 2+ yrs old, or maybe 3 yr old with so so goings
but really need better pic's to get a better idea, sorry if this is way off!
but I need to really see side view on level ground and a good head shot for me to do better on age
racks?? well a good clean view front and side helps a ton on scoring too!
stabnding next to other deer can help on body size, but just saying he's bigger than other deer, can mean you have lots of young deer too, and not he is old
I have that problem at my farm, a 3 yr old will look HUGE to the rest of the younger bucks doe's and fawns look like midget deer to a 3 yr old here!

But a nice buck no matter what

00buck
09-23-2012, 03:57 PM
2.5 maybe 3 but i would say 2.5

Stonegod
09-23-2012, 05:14 PM
Is it possible for a deer this time of the year to be 2.5 or 3??

ghunter
09-23-2012, 05:44 PM
It would be possible for one to be 2.5 or 3.5

MICH
09-23-2012, 06:07 PM
my 2 cents........2.5 he doesn't have a thick chest, for ohio 2.5

Stonegod
09-23-2012, 06:37 PM
It would be possible for one to be 2.5 or 3.5

That's what I was thinking.

00buck
09-23-2012, 07:14 PM
ok sorry 2.5-3.5

buckstalker17
09-23-2012, 07:49 PM
the back doesnt arc down to far and the legs dont seem to be far apart with out a better pic id say about 2-3

Stonegod
09-23-2012, 08:30 PM
ok sorry 2.5-3.5

That's more like it.LOL......hey, unless it's a deer I know....I've haven't a clue on age.lol

CityBoyzOutdoors
09-23-2012, 09:07 PM
Thanks guys, personally I think he is 3 at least, I've had numerous 2.5 year olds on my farm and he is way bigger. I'm pretty sure I filmed him last year at 2.5 and his right side was just a single tine, kind of screwed up. I wish I had better pics but he is camera shy and the one good picture I got it was foggy that morning and dew was on my camera, I'll keep everybody updated!

His throat sags a bit which made me though he was older, I just need a good face picture to see how old his face is, because you can't just base the age of a deer off his antlers, he might be a 9 year old and have a fork horn, you never know.

buckstalker17
09-23-2012, 09:17 PM
i dont think he's nowhere near 9 if he was that old his back would sagging like a horse thats wore a saddle all his life

CityBoyzOutdoors
09-25-2012, 12:09 AM
buckstalk17 it was an exaggeration brother lol