He's close. I think he'll make 13 and might be 14 but I dont think he's over that. Most mature bucks ears are about 15 1/2 to 16 tip to tip. His outside spread doesn't touch his ear tips so take an inch off each side for beam width and your at 13 1/2 to 14 and he's still short of that since he doesn't touch on the outside. Having said all that, I'd shoot him. Definitely old enough and a good buck!
He's easily 13". Some of yall need to get past the time you read their ears in the prone position is the indicator. That's a good indication on a young deer.
An older, larger bodied buck (and I'd say this fellow is easily in that bucket) will be waaaayyy bigger than 13" at the ears in the prone position.
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