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Originally posted by KactusKiller View PostThese won't help much on age but all I have on my phone,
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Originally posted by KactusKiller View Post^i agree, on a deer with his potential I don't mind erroring on the low side tho
I started aging deer in 1990. It was in the Hill Country and I learned over the years that those deer had some characteristics that showed their age. There was also two distinct body shapes-short & squatty and then long & lanky. Those long bodied and lanky deer never showed their age like the short bodied ones. I would always under age them at first. I learned that there were two distinct body characteristics/markings that were almost a 100% correct age guess on those deer on that ranch. It took me about 4 yrs to recognize them and they were accurate. They might or might not work on other ranches I managed. I made a list about 20 yrs ago of what I used as a guide and I had over 20 different body characteristics or markings I could use to age a buck when he walked out.
I never quit learning things about deer and deer in different areas. I like these aging threads to see different bucks from different areas. I learned many years ago that some people will look at the antlers then try guess the age of a deer to what they want him to be, not what they think he really is. Aging on the hoof is still a guessing game, but there are some people that a dang good at it. It is still fun to get feedback on what others see in a deer.
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Originally posted by Arrow Slinger View PostTexashunter56 what where the two characteristics that you found to be most useful in aging the deer on your ranch? I'm looking for advice to become better at field aging. Thanks.
Here are pics of two bucks to show the black hair around the edge of the ear and then less of it as he aged. The first buck was in 2007 and the second pic of him is from 2010. The second buck is from 2008 then 2010. These are bucks off of a different ranch and not from the Hill Country ranch I spoke about above. Just to show how the black hair around the ear edge is less they age. That aging technique would not work for the most part on this ranch. It was good on a lot of deer but not enough to use it 100% of the time.Last edited by texashunter56; 01-10-2018, 09:01 PM.
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Originally posted by texashunter56 View PostI agree. I would not shoot him for at least 2 more years since he is a 6x6. I like to protect 6x6 frames and like to keep them around.
I started aging deer in 1990. It was in the Hill Country and I learned over the years that those deer had some characteristics that showed their age. There was also two distinct body shapes-short & squatty and then long & lanky. Those long bodied and lanky deer never showed their age like the short bodied ones. I would always under age them at first. I learned that there were two distinct body characteristics/markings that were almost a 100% correct age guess on those deer on that ranch. It took me about 4 yrs to recognize them and they were accurate. They might or might not work on other ranches I managed. I made a list about 20 yrs ago of what I used as a guide and I had over 20 different body characteristics or markings I could use to age a buck when he walked out.
I never quit learning things about deer and deer in different areas. I like these aging threads to see different bucks from different areas. I learned many years ago that some people will look at the antlers then try guess the age of a deer to what they want him to be, not what they think he really is. Aging on the hoof is still a guessing game, but there are some people that a dang good at it. It is still fun to get feedback on what others see in a deer.
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