aging a deer

[northern_archer]

hey everyone

i was just wondering if you could tell how old a buck is at this time of year. when they are just starting to grow the antlers.

[bullmoose38]

Originally Posted by northern_archer

hey everyone

i was just wondering if you could tell how old a buck is at this time of year. when they are just starting to grow the antlers.

I will guarantee you this is impossible to tell. I know a few people that own deer and me being one myself. Some deer will go nuts in the early stages while some go nuts growing in the later stages. So I know there is no way of telling a deers age by this. Im sure you can get in with 3 years but thats a pretty big gap considering the average age of a whitetail. JMHO

[youngbuck83]

I agree...you'd be better off looking at body size and the characteristics for the different age classes....most deer look pretty scraggly this time of year though.

[OhioCooner]

Body Size is about all you can get a guess on, but even then it's not for sure.