That’s what I thought too. Had many pics of him and had even laid eyes on him. I shot him yesterday and his teeth tell a totally different story. Really kinda got me down as I thought I was taking an old buck out of the herd. I have passed lots of really nice 3 and 4 year old bucks to kill this 6pt that I thought was post mature.
It just goes to show ya if you don't know the deer it's so hard to tell. Body weight changes so much from velvet to now. Not all deer have to be 200 lbs to be mature. It's a guessing game
My first guess was 3, no white around the eyes. All that protein went to his belly, not his horns, I guess.
As Lynn, manager of Sugar Creek Hunting Club would say, "just needs some more protein and another year" on anything I showed him. LOL
I'm looking at the neck on that dude and it just screams "mature" to me. Heck, even if he was only 3.5 that's a crappy set of antlers for a buck that age given the range conditions this year.
Those night pics can be very deceptive for aging. I agree with other posters on here though, nothing wrong with removing that one from herd, enjoy the venison.
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