8pt - Shoot of Give Another Year?

[bgleaton]

I wanted to get yalls thoughts on whether or not we should shoot this 8pt. I was going to let a friend shoot this buck since I have him aged at 6.5. The last two years he has had very poor antlers. Let me know what yall think.







Here is a picture of this buck last year, in September:

[adam_p]

Shoot

[Beararchery#4]

Shoot

[rednecktbrizz7]

I do not see anything near 6.5 I see a 3 year old deer... And I'd give him another year

[bbqfan5909]

Agreed, give him the pass as that's a 3 year old.

I do not see anything near 6.5 I see a 3 year old deer... And I'd give him another year

[Christianhuff]

Age around his eyes, short snout, gut, short front legs. I would say old as he ever needs to get with that rack.

[Texantax]

Shoulda culled last year..

[adam_p]

Shoulda culled last year..

might be in an AR county

[bgleaton]

What makes you think he is a 3-yr old. Look at his gut. I've never seen a 3yr old with a gut like that.

[88 Bound]

What makes you think he is a 3-yr old. Look at his gut. I've never seen a 3yr old with a gut like that.

I agree with you about him not being 3. He looks younger around the face and neck right now due to time of year, but the gut/flank/brisket say older deer to me. My guess is 5 yr old, and let him have it.

[bbqfan5909]

With 10,000 lbs of protein fed to our deer this summer and very wet spring, every deer has a gut on our place this year! 3-4 year old, back is not slumped at all.

[Mexico]

He's a mature deer....5 plus. The question is do you gamble or not? Obviously he made a good jump from last year so he could be on the rise, but ultimately the call is yours.

[texasdeerhunter]

Shoot. If that is as big as he can get with these range conditions, take him out.

[bgleaton]

I'm not sure using the "back slope" is the best way to age bucks. Here is a buck that we know is 7.5yrs at the youngest, possibly 8.5yrs and he doesn't have any back slope:


We have pictures of this buck 5yrs in a row and we thought he was 3.5 or 4.5 five years ago.

[westguy76]

shoot, he didn't ask for age. good luck.