Tchambers Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Sitting in the stand this morning and seen a small buck coming toward me, the more I watched the more I could see he was stiff walking and sway backed. He was having a hard time getting around so I elected to shoot him. Once I finally got down to him I realized just how old he really was. He was great all over and only had 3 teeth. He was a narrow 6 point (no brow tines) he had decent size bases and signs of mass (maybe in his earlier years) The guy that processes my meat aged him at atleast 7. How accurate that is I have no clue. Gonna try and figure out how to post pics so you all can see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 congrats on an old deer, nice to be able to harvest something of that age, looking forward to pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchambers Posted November 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 old timer I meant grey all over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Congrats on the deer. An old buck like that is a trophy in my book any day no matter the horn size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Yep.. those arent the easy ones to kill... Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Congratulations. If he only had 3 teeth left I'd say he's older than 7.5. It's almost anyone's guess aging a buck using the tooth wear method when they are over 6.5 so there's really no telling how old he is unless you send it to a lab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 yea i agree with Rhino... tooth wear can be tough and subjective even before 6.5 i think. lab results would give a definite answer but with only 3 teeth left i'd think he's at least that old but probably older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchambers Posted November 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 old timer He was sway backed and had a big ole belly on him. He was grey all over, almost white in some spots and could hardly get around. Not sure how old he was but he was definitely starting to go down hill. Also I was able to harvest a good size doe out of the same stand this morning. Taking my girlfriend out in the morning, been a great vacation week so far!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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