Aging Bucks Basics: How to Look at a Buck and Tell How Old He is

August 20th, 2022

Episode 719: Tips on how to age whitetail bucks on the hoof. See the body characteristics that can help hunters make a solid estimate of how old the buck is before the shot.

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Aging Bucks Basics: How to Look at a Buck and Tell How Old He is
August 20th, 2022, #719
How Bucks Shed Their Antlers
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Deer Survival in Harsh Conditions
February 21st, 2021, #608
Shed Hunting: Where to Hunt
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July 12th, 2020, #559
Shed Antler Secrets! Plus: Tips for Cooking A Raccoon
February 16th, 2020, #534
Late Season In the Field: Shed Antlers and Habitat Improvement!
January 12th, 2020, #529
Scouting and Freshening Scrapes | Arrow Penetration Test
September 8th, 2019, #511
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Dead Buck Found | Better Hunting for a Kentucky Property
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Time to Shed Hunt | Land Management Tips for Erosion Control
February 17th, 2019, #482
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Deer Hunting: First Cold Front Action
October 22nd, 2018, #465
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September 2nd, 2018, #458
Deer Hunting Strategies | Scouting Velvet Bucks | Treestands
August 5th, 2018, #454
The Impact of Ticks on Whitetails | New Food Plot Pointers
July 1st, 2018, #449
How To | Deer Hunting, Turkey Hunting, and More From Field Day 2018
April 1st, 2018, #436
White-tailed Deer | Winter Projects: Antlers, Fire, and Fur
February 4th, 2018, #428
Shed Hunting Tips | Whitetail Habitat Improvements In Kansas
January 28th, 2018, #427
Hunting Strategies for Deer On a Food Cover Pattern
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Deer Hunter's Guide To Aging Bucks Before The Shot
August 6th, 2017, #402
How to Create Mock Scrapes | New Food Plots | Cooking Frog Legs
July 30th, 2017, #401
Deer Hunting: Changes for the Season
September 18th, 2016, #356
Amazing Antlers! Keys To Age Bucks And Food Plot Facts
July 24th, 2016, #348
Easy Food Plots And Deer Hunting Strategies
July 17th, 2016, #347
Explaining The Differences In Deer Diseases: EHD and CWD
June 26th, 2016, #344
Fawn and Food Plot Robbers Plus Aging Velvet Bucks
June 12th, 2016, #342
Why Bucks Shed Their Antlers
February 28th, 2016, #327
Whitetail Antlers And Genetics: Fact or Fiction?
July 26th, 2015, #296
Whitetail Deer: Watching And Comparing Velvet Bucks
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Hunting Hot Spots And Early Velvet Antlers
June 14th, 2015, #290
Winter Food Plot Combinations That Work
March 2nd, 2015, #275
Deer Hunting Strategies: Late Season Scrapes
January 4th, 2015, #267
Hunting The Rut: Whitetail Strategies
November 2nd, 2014, #258
Deer Hunting: Scrapes and Stalkers
October 26th, 2014, #257
Deer Hunting: Developing The 2014 Hit List
August 31st, 2014, #249
Deer Meat: How To Process Your Own
August 24th, 2014, #248
Fire! And The Hard To Age Buck
August 3rd, 2014, #245
Shoot or Don't Shoot: Mature Bucks
July 27th, 2014, #244
Shoot or Don't Shoot, Pt. 1
July 20th, 2014, #243
Best Hunting Blind Location: A Killer View
July 14th, 2014, #242
Bucks In Velvet: Dreams For The Season
June 23rd, 2014, #239
Booner Shed Antlers & Planting Clover
March 17th, 2014, #225
Piebald Deer, Shed Hunting & Food Plot Tips
March 2nd, 2014, #223
Prime Time Rut: Chasing Bucks
November 25th, 2013, #209
Hunting The Rut: Tagging A Big Indiana Buck
November 18th, 2013, #208
Deer Hunting: Pre-Rut Action
October 28th, 2013, #205
Hunting Strategies: Food Plots, Acorns, And Dead Deer!
September 30th, 2013, #201
Tools and Tips for Managing Whitetails
February 25th, 2013, #170
Shed Antler Hunting: When It's Not Just Antlers
February 18th, 2013, #169
End Of An Era For Hit List Bucks
February 11th, 2013, #168
Death of a Hit List Buck
September 17th, 2012, #147
Hit List Bucks and Fruit Trees
August 27th, 2012, #144
Whitetail Management: EHD Hits Home?
August 13th, 2012, #142
Whitetail Management: Larger Antlers This Fall
April 16th, 2012, #125
Spring Food Plot Blends
April 2nd, 2012, #123
Hog Hunting Success
March 19th, 2012, #121
Growing Bigger Antlers on Whitetails
March 12th, 2012, #120
More Deer Food for Your Dollar
February 20th, 2012, #117
Big Score: Finding a Hit List Buck's Shed Antlers
February 13th, 2012, #116
Post Deer Season Excitement: Shed Antlers
February 6th, 2012, #115
Deer Management Mysteries: Death Strikes Twice
January 23rd, 2012, #113
White-tailed Management: Summer Challenges
June 13th, 2011, #81
Shed Hunt 2011
March 28th, 2011, #70
Lessons From A Dead Buck
March 7th, 2011, #67
Patterning Mature Bucks
February 28th, 2011, #66
Post Season Scouting and Other Observations
February 20th, 2011, #65
Uses For Trail Cameras After Deer Season
January 24th, 2011, #61
The Last Week of Bow Season
January 17th, 2011, #60
The Biggest Buck on the Property: An Encounter with Giant 10
December 20th, 2010, #56
Hunting Questions & Quests: Hit List Bucks and Treestand Placement
November 15th, 2010, #51
Bow Hunting: Observing, Learning, Killing... Hunting a Great Kansas Buck
October 25th, 2010, #48
Big Buck Found Dead: Poacher? Coyote? Disease?
September 27th, 2010, #44
Summer Food Plots: Progress At The Proving Grounds
July 5th, 2010, #32
Food Plots: Scouting Soybeans For Bigger Antlers
June 7th, 2010, #28
Food Plot Review
March 29th, 2010, #18
First Annual Proving Grounds Shed Hunt!
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Best Food Plots: Winter Wheat Provides A Piece of the Food Plot Puzzle!
March 1st, 2010, #14
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The Best Tool for Aging Whitetails
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Grant and Raleigh: Deer Hunting Is A Family Tradition
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Rob's Bow Hunt: Trust the sign, not your mind when the action is fast!
November 5th, 2009, #1
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