Ages?

[catscratch]

Another "how do you think they are?" thread.
And before you guess you should that I don't have the actual answers. They are just deer that have been coming through recently. Curious as to what you think...

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[g squared 23]

3.5, maybe 4.5
4.5
5.5

 

[Familytradition]

4.5, 4.5, 5.5


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[catscratch]

If those ages ^^^ are close then they are definitely older than what we were seeing a couple of yrs ago. If they are 4.5 to 5.5 then I'm a little disappointed in antler size. We just broke a 4yr drought, I wonder if that has affected these buck's antlers.?. We had a lot of regularly timed rain this yr with a ton of vegetative growth as well as mast production (both have been lacking for several yrs). I'm wondering how long it takes nutritionally to recover from an extended dry spell?

 

[Btaylor]

Agree with the ages and think you may see better horn next year with good conditions. Previous year conditions I think have as much or more to do with horn than current year.

 

[catscratch]

Agree with the ages and think you may see better horn next year with good conditions. Previous year conditions I think have as much or more to do with horn than current year.

I hope so. Getting lots of pics of deer like this that look mature but don't have the antlers that they should.

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