East Texas age

[Javelin]

how big were the bases of the horns?

3 6/8 16 4/8 wide

[GarGuy]

Hes older than those teeth show. Not unusual

[Bayouboy]

3 6/8 16 4/8 wide

You know what lease I am on. And, our min is 4.5 year-olds. Every deer I have killed that was at a minimum 4.5 had at least 4" bases and above.

He certainly had the body of at least a 5.5 year-old deer.

[vwashington1976]

I would have guessed 5+ years as well looking at the picture. Sometimes regardless of experience i feel we are all guessing.

[RMW]

Probably a fat 4 year old maybe even older that definitely needed to go

[Triple 7]

tooth ageing isn't an exact science. I had a biologist tell me one time that I shot a 3 year old deer after he looked at the teeth. I asked him how that could be since I have pictures of his from the last 5 years.

[Exit110]

My first thought was 3.5 but still a shooter. From a management standpoint not what he should be if past 2.5. No matter what he is as old as he is gonna get.