How old is this buck?
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Hello Mr Grant
I have seen a lot of you shows GrowingDeer.tv in youtube an I admire your passion on bow hunting deer…
I have a 10 points buck in one of my cams and I have hard time finger out his age. it looks like 4-5 years old to me but it can be more….,
I also have captured the buck once in my cams at 2:13 pm and I like to know your opinion if it was just walk thru or he lives in the farm or near by in your opinion ??
I just install the cams in august 2nd and Im new to deer hunting (but I hunt birds from 16 years old, 47 now) I star with bow and try to learn as much as I can to avoid mistakes by me and same time not to spook the few deer from the farm.
I have seen a lot of you shows GrowingDeer.tv in youtube an I admire your passion on bow hunting deer…
I have a 10 points buck in one of my cams and I have hard time finger out his age. it looks like 4-5 years old to me but it can be more….,
I also have captured the buck once in my cams at 2:13 pm and I like to know your opinion if it was just walk thru or he lives in the farm or near by in your opinion ??
I just install the cams in august 2nd and Im new to deer hunting (but I hunt birds from 16 years old, 47 now) I star with bow and try to learn as much as I can to avoid mistakes by me and same time not to spook the few deer from the farm.
Below I have attache the cam photo of the buck
I like to thank you for your time…..
Manny B
Manny,
That’s a great buck! It’s tough to accurately estimate the age of a buck from a head-on view. It appears the buck’s shoulders and hams are developed and that there’s a lot of loose skin around his brisket. There may be a hump over his shoulder – indicating his back is swayed. These are all signs the buck is 4 years old or older.
Bucks rarely travel outside their home range this time of year. Based on that there’s a good chance this is a resident buck! I hope you get him patterned!
Enjoy creation,
grant
