Guest ckcranch Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 How old do you think this buck is? To me he looks like a 2 1/5 year old, I'm hoping that he is only a 1 1/2 year old. I'd hate for him to be passing on his genes if he is older then 1 1/2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoytman26 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 How old do you think this buck is? To me he looks like a 2 1/5 year old, I'm hoping that he is only a 1 1/2 year old. I'd hate for him to be passing on his genes if he is older then 1 1/2. He is a yearling. Some yearlings can be spikes. He is too small to be a 1.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam16 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 looks like a hungry 1.5 year old from my parts... Illinois deer tend to be juuuuust a bit heavier though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 He's a 1.5 yr old IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CSRoth Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I agree with Bowtech, IMO he is 1.5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DEERSLAYER88 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 he is just a yearling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bear_Down Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Last years fawn born early in the season. So his coat still caries the spots but is mature enough to grow spikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 That deer is a 1.5 year old. The second pic gives it away for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Body still looks like a doe. I'm going to step out on a limb and say he's either a yearling, or 1.5 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 to me, he's 1.5 years - He is a yearling. Some yearlings can be spikes. He is too small to be a 1.5 isn't a 1.5 year old deer a yearling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 isn't a 1.5 year old deer a yearling? What I always thought: Fawn in first year, yearling is after 1 year old, but younger than 2 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 to me, he's 1.5 years - isn't a 1.5 year old deer a yearling? I think he means that it was a early fawn that developed small antlers..... To me no a 1.5 year old and a yearling are not the same thing.. Here is my example of MY understanding.... a yearling/fawn is born between April-June of 07.....well it is a yearling/fawn all of that hunting season and does not become a 1.5 year old until the next hunting season of 08 So back to the question... I think the above comments mean they think that deer was born early say April and developed horns by hunting season time making it a yearling that developed antlers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ckcranch Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 He is a yearling. Some yearlings can be spikes. He is too small to be a 1.5 Last years fawn born early in the season. So his coat still caries the spots but is mature enough to grow spikes Come on guys, you really think that this is fawn (6 month old)?! This deer is at least 1 1/2, I was thinking that he might have been 2 1/2, but hope he isn't. Down here in Southwest Louisiana our deer don't get very big, so if he is a fawn he's going to be a huge deer. As a 1 1/2 year old he is a big deer and I can't wait to see him next year or the year after. Thanks for all the opinions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 What I always thought: Fawn in first year, yearling is after 1 year old, but younger than 2 years old. me too....they are not fawns, but not mature 2.5 year olds either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 I think he means that it was a early fawn that developed small antlers..... To me no a 1.5 year old and a yearling are not the same thing.. Here is my example of MY understanding.... a yearling/fawn is born between April-June of 07.....well it is a yearling/fawn all of that hunting season and does not become a 1.5 year old until the next hunting season of 08 So back to the question... I think the above comments mean they think that deer was born early say April and developed horns by hunting season time making it a yearling that developed antlers. Here is a bit of info for you on this topic I posted in your other thread as well Todd: Yearlings are not fawns or 6 month olds. Take a look at this Todd, might help a bit with clarifying for you http://www.qdma.com/articles/details.asp?id=23. Here is another link to take a look at http://tndeer.com/field-judging.shtml, notice it goes from "yearling" class to 2.5 year old class. Typically first year buck fawns(not yearlings) will have buttons, however if they are born early enough, they may have spikes, but that is not very common. By definition, depending on the source, here is one http://www.thefreedictionary.com/yearling. A yearling in wild animals from one to under two. year·ling (yîrlng) n. 1. An animal that is one year old or has not completed its second year. We typically call our cows that are over a year old and less than 2 years old yearling heifers, cows less than a year old are calves. Similarly deer under one year in my understanding are fawns, after one year but before completing the second year are yearlings, therefore a 1.5 year old is a yearling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Your deer is a 1.5 year old i would think. The way i've always thought it is that a fawn(.5 yr old) will not develop antlers in his first fall. I've always wondered if it was possible if they were born early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 He could be 2 or 3 even cause as I was told countless times by a bunch of old timers from the U.P. during my years at the Wisconsin Deer Classic, Once a spike always a spike.:rolleyes: Seriously, 1 1/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Thanks to all for the clarification on yearlings and 1.5 year olds. This is a common mistake I hear all the time. I hear it so much I often question my memory on the matter. The deer pictured is a 1.5 year old (I seriosly doubt he's any older). I really have trouble trying to determine the age of a deer once they hit 3.5 years. So many variables can affect their weight/antler growth/hair color. I think it's mostly guess work aging a deer from a picture once it passes 3.5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Turtle Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 first six months= fawn next year/6 months to 1.5 yr= yearling 1.5 2.5 3.5 and so on No way this is a fawn. Antler growth is secondary to body growth and as a fawn so much nutrition goes toward body growth very rarely will a buck have any more than a button under the best of nutrition. The few that do don't have much more. As a yearling bucks under good nutrition will develop 10% of their antler potential. I believe thats what happened here, and at the time of the pics he is actually a 1.5 year old. It's late Dec ., He is not a dominant buck and has been working his butt off chasing does and not eating properly. Over the next month or longer he will go on a feeding spree and fatten himself back up. If you could get a pic now you wouldn't think it's the same deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 I'm not sure about the whole yearling/1.5 yr old, but I do know that the deer is not 2 1/2 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bear_Down Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Just a shot in the dark but it could be a (hermaphrodite.) For those scratching there heads a Doe with enough male genes to grow a set of antlers, But the antlers usually don't become any more than a button or spike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Yep! He's 1.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Just a shot in the dark but it could be a (hermaphrodite.) For those scratching there heads a Doe with enough male genes to grow a set of antlers, But the antlers usually don't become any more than a button or spike. Check out this story! http://www.wgem.com/News/index.php?ID=7268 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bear_Down Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 "K" that's just freaky that's what that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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