Mature?

[kwright]

I had a new buck show up this week, and I really can't tell what he is. He's got a big body, and his back looks swayed somewhat, but that might just be the angle of the picture. It looks like he's got good tine length, but not a whole lot of mass. What do you think?

 

[DeerHunter3]

I think this buck is maybe 3.5 or 4.5...big body but lacking the mass makes me think younger. His nose isn't very block either

 

[JakeWym]

Hard to say...that belly makes him look like an older deer. Along with the back as you said. If he is a youger deer, sure hasn't missed any meals.

 

[Booner]

I'd say he's just a healthy 2.5yr old, this time of the year deer not only feed a lot more because of the cold coming but also balloon up for the rut, IMO. He's be a stud in a couple years. Had a buck that looked just like that with tall 2's. This year he absolutely blew up into a pig.

 

[kwright]

It would shock me if this was a 2.5 year old deer. This may be a healthy 2.5 year old deer in Iowa, but our deer in Oklahoma don't have the bodies that Iowa deer do, and this guy is quite a bit bigger than some of the other bucks I'm getting on camera. Hopefully, he'll give me a closer look.