Age help

[flugge]

Anyone want to help me guess this deers age... I am skeptical about this deer..His belly, slightly slouched back makes me think he is older and just no genetics. If thats the case, I will hopefully take him out before he busts up our #1 buck...He is for sure not the biggest deer, and in fact the biggest deer have been shying away since this one showed up lately. Tonight I watched him from my truck, and hes extremely blocky... any help would be great...

 

[Swampy_44]

I say he's fat that's for sure. I'm guessing from that 1 pic he's 3.5. But that's just a guess.

 

[flugge]

Another photo...

 

[loneranger]

Good yearling or small for a two yr old,,antler wise anyway.

 

[hoosierhunter]

He's just a fat two year old. I wouldn't worry about him busting another deer up. He's got no mass and nothing to fight with. I'd guess there is another factor regarding why other bucks moved off or they might still be there and just not hitting the cams.

 

[loneranger]

Definitely well fed too!

 

[HorseDoctor]

Another vote for a fat 2 1/2.

 

[flugge]

Thanks for the responses guys... I just worry because I have some cameras on video where my hit listers are in there, and then this little guy walks in and they walk out... hence why I say I am worried about him pushing them away... He makes my hit listers look in the body department...

 

[iowavf]

Ya I'd say still under 3. Not much of a chest or head yet and very similar to the other deer in the pic, just fatter.