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hunter1947
04-12-2014, 07:09 AM
Whats your thoughts on these set of sheds I picked up yesterday do you think there from a young buck or an old Buck ??? my thoughts are that the sheds are from a 4,1/2 year old deer..

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sawmill
04-12-2014, 08:17 AM
I`d say an older buck just based on the knarlies near the base.I have shot a lot of nice 2-3 year olds and they are usually smoother,older bucks get the rough bases.Plus,the EK ain`t known for real big bucks.I`d hazard a guess at about 4+
Dannybuoy
04-12-2014, 11:26 AM
I`d say an older buck just based on the knarlies near the base.I have shot a lot of nice 2-3 year olds and they are usually smoother,older bucks get the rough bases.Plus,the EK ain`t known for real big bucks.I`d hazard a guess at about 4+
Eh ? I was thinking older buck as well but to me an older buck = 8+ wouldn't a 4+ buck be considered young , I shot a 6 point wt and it was aged at 9+ (tooth) and it wasn't showing any signs of going down hill yet other than some palming ? but that may have been genetic
Pre '64
04-13-2014, 01:04 PM
yeah, an old guy with bases like that. His antlers are in decline and have shortened up.
hunter1947
04-13-2014, 05:02 PM
yeah, an old guy with bases like that. His antlers are in decline and have shortened up.

Pre'64 how old do you think ??? this bucks age is ???
hunter1947
04-13-2014, 05:04 PM
Eh ? I was thinking older buck as well but to me an older buck = 8+ wouldn't a 4+ buck be considered young , I shot a 6 point wt and it was aged at 9+ (tooth) and it wasn't showing any signs of going down hill yet other than some palming ? but that may have been genetic

I agree your probably right this WT buck could be 8 or 9 years old
Pre '64
04-13-2014, 05:58 PM
Pre'64 how old do you think ??? this bucks age is ???

Well, bucks are in their prime at what 6 yrs old, so he's older that I would think, so at least 7 and maybe 8 or 9. They don't live much beyond that in the wild. I've read that a doe kept in captivity was 17 and still fertile but that's the easy life. (In Leonard Lee Rue book)