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    6.5,5.5

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    Old deer on the first pic,, 2nd pic imo needs another yr to get his true potential
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sportin' Woodies View Post
    6.5,5.5
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    That deer in the second pic is not 5.5
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    Old enough. Shoot em. Theyll die of old age

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    Deer in the first pic is mature,, neck flows into the shoulders,, almost like one big mass. Deer in the second pic is sleak,, muscular gaining body mass but you can see from the neck to the shoulder has still not one big mass. He is either 3.5 or 4.5, but not fully mature
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpknocker View Post
    Deer in the first pic is mature,, neck flows into the shoulders,, almost like one big mass. Deer in the second pic is sleak,, muscular gaining body mass but you can see from the neck to the shoulder has still not one big mass. He is either 3.5 or 4.5, but not fully mature
    In my opinion he's 5.5 based on other deer in the 3.5-4.5 age class on that property. With that said, it's nothing more than an educated guess anyways.

    Here's another picture of that one from behind.


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    Also keep in mind that the pictures of #1 are from late October-November, and the pictures of #2 are from early September.

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    He's 5.5. Your qdma study guide was made for deer in iowa and Kansas. I've got pix of known 5.5s that look younger than deer #2

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti-Quack View Post
    In my opinion he's 5.5 based on other deer in the 3.5-4.5 age class on that property. With that said, it's nothing more than an educated guess anyways.

    Here's another picture of that one from behind.


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    Age these two then, here is another pic of deer with his head down
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    Deer #2 is not 5.5. The deer in the first 2 pictures would be but not #2. Stump is spot on with what he said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stumpknocker View Post
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    Age these two then, here is another pic of deer with his head down
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    One with his head down looks to be 3.5. To me the one on the back with the sway back looks to. Be 4.5

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    These pics were last yr, here is a pic of the younger buck this yr,, the younger deer last yr was 3.5 ,this yr he Is 4.5
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    Quote Originally Posted by scandler View Post
    One with his head down looks to be 3.5. To me the one on the back with the sway back looks to. Be 4.5
    Bingo
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    You need to pull the jaw bones and find out.

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    Here's a few more.

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