How old was this buck?

[Deleted member 16014]

wag 5

 

[7mm08mo]

I’m gonna say 5.5

 

[BENEDSUM]

I’ll say 5

 

[CUElk]

49 in dog years

 

[easternmt]

I’ll guess 5.5 also has the pot belly so mature anyways.

 

[appaloosa]

Alright @appaloosa spill the beans

Ok. So, this buck was 9.5 years old.
I was quite surprised that he was that old given how much antler growth he put on between years, I would have guessed him to be a few years younger. I guess this is why I have become more interested in aging my animals lately, they seem to continually surprise me.
Thanks for following.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

8.5

Winner winner

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

Winner winner

Boom

 

[RustyNail]

Let's play a fun game of guess the age...
I just got the lab-confirmed age results back from this deer that my son harvested in 2023. Can you guess his age from live pictures?
The first picture was taken in the fall of 2022 (hardhorned). The second two pictures were early September 2023. This deer put on a lot of antler growth between 2022 and 2023. Was it due to year-to-year "bump" at a common age, or more a reflection of habitat conditions between the two years, or perhaps both?
For reference, his gross score was 174"
Enjoy

Oh man ima say 4-5 years old

 

[Elknr]

Ok. So, this buck was 9.5 years old.
I was quite surprised that he was that old given how much antler growth he put on between years, I would have guessed him to be a few years younger. I guess this is why I have become more interested in aging my animals lately, they seem to continually surprise me.
Thanks for following.

Karlees deer was aged at 3.
Which is hard to believe We have video
Of him still 200 plus at age 2 if WYGF. Is right. But I don’t think so.
Just used a Wyoming tooth data from another tag. Just to know the age. Yes its face looks a lot younger than my 195” buck. But no way it’s 3 and scores 229

 

[grizzly63]

Karlees deer was aged at 3.
Which is hard to believe We have video
Of him still 200 plus at age 2 if WYGF. Is right. But I don’t think so.
Just used a Wyoming tooth data from another tag. Just to know the age. Yes its face looks a lot younger than my 195” buck. But no way it’s 3 and scores 229

Probably should have given him another year!

 

[Ought Six]

Karlees deer was aged at 3.
Which is hard to believe We have video
Of him still 200 plus at age 2 if WYGF. Is right. But I don’t think so.
Just used a Wyoming tooth data from another tag. Just to know the age. Yes its face looks a lot younger than my 195” buck. But no way it’s 3 and scores 229

Wow!

 

[BradA]

Probably should have given him another year!

Probably should have to spread those genes !

 

[Forkyfinder]

Karlees deer was aged at 3.
Which is hard to believe We have video
Of him still 200 plus at age 2 if WYGF. Is right. But I don’t think so.
Just used a Wyoming tooth data from another tag. Just to know the age. Yes its face looks a lot younger than my 195” buck. But no way it’s 3 and scores 229

Was he killed near ag? Seems like he had to have bith genetics and feed right.

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

He’s old I’m going 6 + just buy the wear on his ear , he’s seen his share of scrapes over the years

 

[rebjfan]

Let's play a fun game of guess the age...
I just got the lab-confirmed age results back from this deer that my son harvested in 2023. Can you guess his age from live pictures?
The first picture was taken in the fall of 2022 (hardhorned). The second two pictures were early September 2023. This deer put on a lot of antler growth between 2022 and 2023. Was it due to year-to-year "bump" at a common age, or more a reflection of habitat conditions between the two years, or perhaps both?
For reference, his gross score was 174"
Enjoy

He would be as old as he would get if I could get a shot at him.

 

[generalpatton12]

I am guessing 4 years old in velvet. Good looking buck.

 

[lynlan1819]

Let's play a fun game of guess the age...
I just got the lab-confirmed age results back from this deer that my son harvested in 2023. Can you guess his age from live pictures?
The first picture was taken in the fall of 2022 (hardhorned). The second two pictures were early September 2023. This deer put on a lot of antler growth between 2022 and 2023. Was it due to year-to-year "bump" at a common age, or more a reflection of habitat conditions between the two years, or perhaps both?
For reference, his gross score was 174"
Enjoy

4 years old