Grant,

That is a good looking buck! It looks like he maybe be using a tree plot that was recently planted! 

Looking over the body characteristics of this buck there are a few things to note that will depict his is age. His front shoulders to appear to be larger and pretty well developed. However looking closer, he has a very thin belly line and not a fully developed stomach. In front of the shoulders you can see even when his head is lowered that his neck will not merge evenly with his brisket, the typical sign of a mature whitetail.  

These characteristics all point to this buck being 3.5 years of age. 

He will be a great looking buck for the coming hunting season! 

GrowingDeer Together,

Matt Dye

2016-1-17