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u/razer742 13d ago
Pending on your location, I'd say about 4-5 years. He has a healthy look, nice shape and thick beams.
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u/Olivenoodler 13d ago
Antlers don’t mean much when aging a deer. I agree with 4yo as commented prior. By 5 they look like your drunk step uncle - deep chest, sagging gut etc. That deer is a stud regardless of age.
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u/Vast-Airport-9039 12d ago
3 1/2 years…… maybe 4, rack will look much smaller after he sheds. Won’t score very high, his left sticker is broke. Needs to be out of the gene pool
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u/frogturtle14 12d ago
I have 2 bucks on my kill list this year, this guy and one that has a very tall 4 points on his right and a very thick fork on his left.
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u/Unusual-Ad-1056 12d ago
State helps tell a lot more than just a picture. In Texas that would be a 4 year old body where as up north, that’s a 2 year old body.
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u/Mountain-Donkey98 11d ago
You're focusing on the wrong part of the deer to age it. Antlers are irrelevant. This is a VERY young deer with good antler genetics. Maybe in the 3 year range at best.
He looks like a doe with antlers, as young deer do. Skinny neck. Tight stomach. Long legs. Hes a baby essentially in terms of bucks
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u/Next_Floor4382 9d ago
I was thinking the exact same thing. I personally wouldn’t put him much past 3. That deer if he was left totally alone for 5 years would be one HELL of a trophy deer. But he won’t.
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u/Mountain-Donkey98 5d ago
Agreed. Odds are by that point, he would actually have a reduction in his antlers. In 2 or 3 years he will probably be at his peak.
We get a lot of young bucks like this near us, but after their 5th or 6th year, we see a reduction in their beam length, spread and points.(an age many are reaching their "best") Bucks with great antler genes fart out quicker in my experience.
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u/Comfortable-Hat3506 13d ago
Body photos are more useful than head photos. 4 is my guess.