re: Need help aging these deer & WYSI?

By looking at the jaw shelf it is clear the second deer is young, most likely 2.5. the First deer is a tricky deer, we have the worst view to age a deer but, the deep jaw shelf indicates that the deer is mature. I cant tell without a better angle how old. But if you can say for certian the seond deer is 2.5.

The deeper the face looks (Top of head by horns down the the jaw bone) the older the deer will be. This is clear difference in these pictures.

I concur that the first 3 pics are different deer. First one may be 3.5 , but could use another yr or two. The others look to be 2.5, let em walk for a couple more.

Las t pic you posted is more like it, definitely 4.5 or maybe more. THIS is what you need to shoot.

As far as in daylight, everyone is different. but when you really see a "Big Un", you don't need to second guess at all.

Good luck getting him.

No he killed an 8 thats a 10pt

eta- I hope I get him too, I'll be hunting that blind all weekend

Maybe 4.5 I dont think he is any older cause his stomach and back look flat all the way from rear to front. Just doesnt look like his front is real deep like a older deer should

It really depends on where there they are, no mass = no age = no shoot if you want to manage trophies, but like I said it depends on where it is. In the big black river basin of Ms deer are just bigger bodied at younger ages so looks are deceiving. In any even good luck.

If I was managing I would let them all go if not shoot the first one.