shylopolito Report post Posted February 23, 2012 I was wondering if yall could help me maybe estimate the age of this buck. We've been watching him for a while now, also found his sheds from last year which I taped out at around 90 inches. Most of the pictures are from summer but we do have one of him hard horned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesBuckhunter Report post Posted February 23, 2012 maybe 4 years old. Can be hard to tell in trail cam pics. Cool pics though, Thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cohntr6 Report post Posted May 2, 2012 I was curious how you found his sheds.....I have a buck I have on camera for 2 years and am having a heck of a time trying to find his sheds. I have seen him in October (during my daughters' youth hunt-missed him!) and have trail cam pictures of him in December. All the locations I have seen him or have pictures of him are within 1/4 mile in steep terrain. Did you have luck finding his bedding areas, watering, feeding? I guess I am looking for some help. I would guess your buck around 4 or 5. He does look a little bigger than 90 inches though! jeff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Becker Report post Posted May 2, 2012 I would agree on the 3 to 4 years old....Mostly because he is still hanging out with 2 and 3 year old deer. You have pics of him hanging with that group from velvet into hard horn. I tend to notice that 5 and up bucks tend to start living by themselves or pair up with another 1 or 2 older bucks. or sometimes hang with bucks till they strip their velvet. Not saying that you don't ever see an older buck with other young bucks but I think more than not they kind of just run into each other. I tend to notice that the older bucks don't really hang together with them that much. The bigger older buck will bed in a different spot away from the younger bucks and more than not he really does his own thing. I think feed and water draws them together more than anything. I was trying to keep an eye on a buck awhile back. When I first found him he was with a big group of bucks, i think there were 6. But more times than not when I went there to look for him all the bucks but him would be there. Just when it seemed like I should look somewhere else he would pop back in with that group of bucks again, then leave again. Birds of a feather flock together, so to speak. Anyone else notice this happening? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesBuckhunter Report post Posted November 26, 2012 @Becker, I've seen this several times and it can be a pain, especially the week leading into a hunt. I was watching a nice buck about 6 years old and some times he would be with a group of 2-3 year old bucks then other days he would be by himself. I Also noticed that the real old bucks, the big ones past 110, tend to hang out with a buck around their same age as well as a doe. Not sure why they hang out with a doe but that's what I've noticed over the years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeithV Report post Posted November 27, 2012 +1 on the age. Also +5 on the doe thing for three years been watching a nice buck he hangs out with a doe exclusively Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
