Trying to guess the age

[Laguna Freak]

So I have two deer that I'm trying to figure out which one is the one I should harvest
. It's really hard trying to judge these deer where we're at they were missing calcium and phosphorus in their diet really bad and the deer herd we started supplementing it last year seen some improvement really put a lot of it out this year they've gone through over 400 lb of minerals since March and these bucks that we're seeing are way bigger than anything we've seen so we're just trying to age classes dear to shoot the right ones

I agree with RBII

 

[hesse]

This is a buck she shot last year tooth wear says he's three and a half years old

 

[bonie]

Here in the northeast He would be 2.5 year old. south and midsouth ?

 

[Mike Matteson]

This is a buck she shot last year tooth wear says he's three and a half years old

From what I do and don't know. Better to judge by there teeth. so have been told.

 

[LouisianaHunter]

So I have two deer that I'm trying to figure out which one is the one I should harvest
. It's really hard trying to judge these deer where we're at they were missing calcium and phosphorus in their diet really bad and the deer herd we started supplementing it last year seen some improvement really put a lot of it out this year they've gone through over 400 lb of minerals since March and these bucks that we're seeing are way bigger than anything we've seen so we're just trying to age classes dear to shoot the right ones. This I believe is a two and a half year old Buck right here the Big Time photos there

I'm not very good at this ,and those bucks could look different by late fall , but neither buck looks very old to me .

 

[victor3ranger]

For my area that first deer would be 3.5 on a bad year the last picture would be 1.5

 

[victor3ranger]

This is a buck she shot last year tooth wear says he's three and a half years old

That definitely looks like a 3.5

The forehead patch starts at 3.5

 

[Prairie Sasquatch]

Whatever you shoot this fall get it tooth aged. Trail camera aging is difficult. I've been wrong on a lot of deer once they get over 3.5. Deer I thought were 3.5 were tooth aged at 6.5 and deer I thought were 5.5 turned out to be 3.5. For example I can't tell how old or big this deer is. I think he's a 4.5 year old based on body size and rack for the area I hunt but who really knows. Neck looks really small in comparison to body which is one thing that leads me to believe he is 4.5. If I saw him in daylight it would help a lot.

 

[Lee7588]

Whatever you shoot this fall get it tooth aged. Trail camera aging is difficult. I've been wrong on a lot of deer once they get over 3.5. Deer I thought were 3.5 were tooth aged at 6.5 and deer I thought were 5.5 turned out to be 3.5. For example I can't tell how old or big this deer is. I think he's a 4.5 year old based on body size and rack for the area I hunt but who really knows. If I saw him in daylight it would help a lot.

I think he is 4 yrs old, has a belly, brisket, and a little sway in his back

 

[hesse]

Here is a couple of new photos

 

[Lee7588]

Here is a couple of new photos

3