“120 Minimum Glass Ceiling”

[buckpasser]

Here they are.

 

[buckpasser]

Left is the known age, right is the guy that came out of nowhere.

 

[across the river]

Just wanted to see a pic of ga deer that is 4 yrs old and 100 inches.

Just look at most of the deer people post pictures of on here. 15" wide, basket rack 8. Looks essentially just like the one in that slide show, only there are older.

 

[Long Cut]

Waiting to receive his jawbone from the taxidermist for CA & TCA aging.
Don’t have many quality pictures of him, but we’re guessing he’s 5+.. My deer processor said they’d guess he was 6-7YO but again, these are guesses until his jawbone is closely looked at.

Here’s a GA buck that’s PROBABLY over 4 years old, but would never break 100”.

 

[mguthrie]

I’d like to see some 3-4yr olds people have passed on. Regardless of size, if you’re going to be “managing”, one must be able to understand what a 3-4 yr old looks like.

Cell phone pic at about 50 yards. This was 2 seasons ago. He didn’t show up this year. Another member had him on camera after season so I know he made it. I put him at 3 1/2 then. I see several 3 year olds in this spot every year. Killed a biologist confirmed 4 1/2 in 2019

 

[Jim Thompson]

VERY few hunters are willing to pass bucks until they are 5+, so most trophy clubs never reach the desired goal. The very worst deer to take if you are managing for old, mature bucks, is a good genetic 3 or 4 year old. Unfortunately, this is what makes up the bulk of the bucks taken, even in clubs that say they are trophy managed.

Yep, I know I shoot my share of them

 

[Keith Karr]

Yep, I know I shoot my share of them

I’m in the same boat with you Jim.

 

[across the river]

Yep, I know I shoot my share of them

Yeah, but put into context what an average 4 year old where you live now looks like compared to the 4 year olds you killed I Georgia.

 

[Jim Thompson]

Yeah, but put into context what an average 4 year old where you live now looks like compared to the 4 year olds you killed I Georgia.

Well yeah, there's that. They get a bit bigger

 

[Dbender]

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Cell phone pic at about 50 yards. This was 2 seasons ago. He didn’t show up this year. Another member had him on camera after season so I know he made it. I put him at 3 1/2 then. I see several 3 year olds in this spot every year. Killed a biologist confirmed 4 1/2 in 2019

Just glancing at the pic, I'd say that deer is an early born 2.5 yr old. Maybe I'm just a yr off on my estimations. Maybe I have to adjust my thinking.

 

[livetohunt]

Yep, I know I shoot my share of them

Me too. In the past I wasn't as picky as I am now. I remember in 2009 shooting a 167 inch typical 14pt and he was only a 3 year old..That buck would have been a world class typical in 2 or 3 years.

 

[Sixes]

I'd like to see a picture of a 100 inch 4 yr old deer. Not a mount, whole deer.

Here are 2 that we had pics of for years. Top one was 6 or 7, bottom was 8 or 9 in these pics.

 

[Sixes]

Here are a couple from this past year. Both mature and not over a 100 inches

 

[OleCountryBoy]

We are pretty sure this is an older 4+ buck. He lives in Meriwether Co, QDM, should have decent genetics, a few 150s+ in these woods. 120inch min on this property, he's pretty safe.

 

[Jim Thompson]

Wish we would have seen this one in 2 more years. He didnt show back up last year

 

[Jim Thompson]

This one was probably 5. He died

Wouldnt score for nothing though

 

[Jim Thompson]

Solid 3yr old that wont do anything on tape either

 

[livetohunt]

This was the 3 year old 14pt I shot in 2009.. Hard to pass a deer this big, but I do it these days when they are young.

 

[Jim Thompson]

This one gave me the itchy finger too

 

[Nicodemus]

This one gave me the itchy finger too

I understand. This past November this one came very close to getting a bullet from a single shot rifle.