Uh…He looks to be well past his prime. I kinda hope maybe someone did take him so he winter wouldn't.
That's a 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 year old Buck…
Definitely not past its prime
Uh…He looks to be well past his prime. I kinda hope maybe someone did take him so he winter wouldn't.
If you say so.Uh…
That's a 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 year old Buck…
Definitely not past its prime
I have a biologist buddy down in Texas. His opinion is that rack size will not tell you age. Body size, rack and confirmation is a big tell but is not always accurate. He see's dozens of bucks harvested off a huge ranch in south Texas every year. His aging is based purely off the teeth. A blurry picture from the internet is probably not a descent judge of a bucks age. Good genes can surprise you. Then again, maybe that buck was bigger the year before and is regressing. Never know until he's on the ground and get a closer look.Uh…
That's a 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 year old Buck…
Definitely not past its prime
He's correct but they body can give you clear signs of aging too. When the belly and spine start to drop and withers start becoming pronounced you know it's a fully mature buck that's probably right at or just past his peak.I have a biologist buddy down in Texas. His opinion is that rack size will not tell you age. Body size, rack and confirmation is a big tell but is not always accurate. He see's dozens of bucks harvested off a huge ranch in south Texas every year. His aging is based purely off the teeth. A blurry picture from the internet is probably not a descent judge of a bucks age. Good genes can surprise you. Then again, maybe that buck was bigger the year before and is regressing. Never know until he's on the ground and get a closer look.
Don't take this the wrong way...I have a biologist buddy down in Texas. His opinion is that rack size will not tell you age. Body size, rack and confirmation is a big tell but is not always accurate. He see's dozens of bucks harvested off a huge ranch in south Texas every year. His aging is based purely off the teeth. A blurry picture from the internet is probably not a descent judge of a bucks age. Good genes can surprise you. Then again, maybe that buck was bigger the year before and is regressing. Never know until he's on the ground and get a closer look.
Cmon man, there's no big deer in Ohio!I'm with Rosebud. Just drop that address, I'm only 1.5hr south of Cleveland. That whole Cuyahoga valley is polluted with big deer.
I believe one of if not the two biggest whitetails ever taken in country were taken in Ohio one where my wifes family is , Peebles Ohio, and one poached in Holmes two years ago, or thereabouts. The Amish buck was taken less than a quarter mile from my sister in laws, and Dave Raber of Peebles helped drag it out, he owns Cedarworks company bird feeder manufacturer, Dave and I have hunted together over 20 years. He's Amish and a hunting fool, the buck shown has definitely left his mark in Peebles the bucks there are to die for, vast country lots of forest and hills. The picture of the Amish lucky buck was taken by Dave, my friend. The poached deer my nephew took his picture, he lives a mile from there. The story is online about the poached deer, $25000.00 fine to the Amish poacher. I believe Cabelas has the Lucky buck .Cmon man, there's no big deer in Ohio!
Used to be that way. Now many places and HUA's (not an Abrev. error) prohibit even archery shooting.Wow, House Land security! Until Someone gets to be an archery Insider!
This was just off Barnes and Austin Bluffs.Wow! That buck looks like one my uncle sees in his back yard on the east side of the springs.