Anyone know how the weight of a deer may correspond to its age? I've been keeping a log of the deer that my group has shot the last few years. We are lucky enough that we can get the deer back to the house and weigh them before we gut them to give a on the hoof weight. I've mainly concerned with aging the bucks. We have yet to kill any really good or monsters, biggest one has been a 14" wide 6 pt.
BB - 95 lbs
Half rack 2 pt - 110 lbs
4 pt - 115 lbs
5 pt - 120 lbs
4 pt - 130 lbs
6 pt - 140 lbs
4 pt - 150 lbs
Half rack 3 pt - 155 lbs
3 pt - 170 lbs
6 pt - 175 lbs
All these deer have came from the same general area which is largely farmland with small wood lots. I'm thinking the 110-130 lbs could be 1 1/2 yrs old, 140-150 are 2 1/2 and the 170-175 are 3 1/2? The one that puzzles me the most is the 3 pt that was shot. It was basically a spike with a brow point, fairly heavy mass on the spikes and a HUGE body.
BB - 95 lbs
Half rack 2 pt - 110 lbs
4 pt - 115 lbs
5 pt - 120 lbs
4 pt - 130 lbs
6 pt - 140 lbs
4 pt - 150 lbs
Half rack 3 pt - 155 lbs
3 pt - 170 lbs
6 pt - 175 lbs
All these deer have came from the same general area which is largely farmland with small wood lots. I'm thinking the 110-130 lbs could be 1 1/2 yrs old, 140-150 are 2 1/2 and the 170-175 are 3 1/2? The one that puzzles me the most is the 3 pt that was shot. It was basically a spike with a brow point, fairly heavy mass on the spikes and a HUGE body.