How old is this buck?

[Vermin93]

These videos are from last August and October. I'm 99% certain this buck survived the season. I'm wondering how old he is. His body looks like an older buck to me, but his rack is kind of spindly. This is the first in a series of videos that show the larger buck chasing off 4 other bucks so he could have the Trophy Rock all to himself. After about 30 minutes he finally became comfortable enough to lick the Trophy Rock.

Here he is in August

Bucks find Trophy Rock

Here he is in October

A buck found my Trophy Rock

 

[Diehard Hunter]

Old enough.

 

[Andy S.]

5.5+. That sucker is very aware of his surroundings. I bet he does not miss much, like most mature bucks. Cool videos, thanks for sharing.

 

[BSK]

Mature. 4 1/2+

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

5.5,great buck

 

[Vermin93]

Here is another good video of this buck investigating the Trophy Rock. It's fascinating to me that a deer would be so wary of something as simple as a rock.

Mature buck investigates Trophy Rock

 

[Boone 58]

Wow!.......and that dude is wary!!!

 

[CAW]

He's mature, no doubt. On another note...It's amazing how much bigger their antlers look when they are in velvet.

 

[Andy S.]

It's amazing how much bigger their antlers look when they are in velvet.

I agree 110%. When people start guessing scores in velvet (late August), I always remind them of how much mass will disappear once they shed and are hard horn.

 

[Phil1979]

He's mature, no doubt. On another note...It's amazing how much bigger their antlers look when they are in velvet.

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