How old are these bucks?

By Grant Woods,

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How old are these two bucks?

Stephen, 

Thanks for sending these pictures! These are some good looking bucks. 

Both of these bucks appear to be 2.5 years old. Each have hair that is standing up on their coat in an attempt to retain more heat, so it looks like they are larger than what they really are. Both buck’s back hams are noticeably larger than the front shoulders. These bucks both have plenty of mass that they will add over the next few years. A lot of this additional mass will be devoted to the front shoulders. I would be very excited to see these deer on our place. 

GrowingDeer Together,

Matt Dye

2016-01-31