Another Age This South Texas Buck

[Muddy Bud]

I saw this buck all last weekend in four sits. He showed up at every hunt. He stayed out about 300 yards but I could still get a good look at him through my binoculars. I had him at 4 as all our deer are hogs right now. It’s been a good wet year in Jim Hogg county. Received a close up picture of him recently on cell cam from another lease member and he appears to be mature. 5 plus maybe.

I just figured with a good wet year at the right time and all the protein and cotton seed we have been pouring to them he should be better for his age? What’s y’all’s thoughts?

[Muddy Bud]

More recent pic.

[BrokenJ]

I would call 6.5 off what I see. Healthy deer

[Muddy Bud]

Short video through my binoculars

Vid from last weekend through my binos.

[Muddy Bud]

Never mind guess it didn’t load.

[RMW]

5.5 from pics, can’t get video to work

[critter69]

I thought we were doing away with the .5 years. No body can tell 6 months on a deer unless they watched it sense it was a fawn, and new the day it was born.

[DKW II]

Looks like a healthy 5 year old

[Muddy Bud]

What you think? Green light?

So you guys have pretty much confirmed what I’m now thinking age wise. Do you think he will get any better? Weak G2s and I guess time length in general. His main beams are short his G1s are decent. Think he would be a good management buck? We have a guy on the lease that’s been there for two years and hasn’t taken a deer yet. I think this would be a good one for him to take.

[Mexico]

I've never seen a 5 year old that wasn't better at 6. They take a good leap for us from 5 to 6.

[warrington]

Mature

[Muddy Bud]

I've never seen a 5 year old that wasn't better at 6. They take a good leap for us from 5 to 6.

I just feel he should have been way better than he is by this age with the year we had. I’m going to let the hunter make the call. I know he’s seen him allready this morning but no reports on a take down yet.

[panhandlehunter]

I’d let him walk, although he doesn’t fit our criteria for trophy or management deer. Another good wet year, supplemental feed and he could make a hell of a jump from 5-6. And another at 7. The thread about the 153” hill country deer is a great illustration of what happens when you let deer walk.

[freerhunter16]

IMO, when taking mouths off the ranch as management deer... you need to start at the bottom of the “management” class, not the top.

[Muddy Bud]

IMO, when taking mouths off the ranch as management deer... you need to start at the bottom of the “management” class, not the top.

That’s a good way of looking at it. I passed on him last week and so did the other lease member this morning who had him there all morning so I guess he’s getting fed another year.