Take a look at my pictures of deer on the trail cam.

[silvergts1998]

Do you think this is a buck? What's up with all the scars?







How old do these two look like?

[Bowhunters]

Yes, on the first photo the black tarsil gland on the inside of the left rear leg says its a buck, also the battle scars on its back that you mentioned.

In the other two picks they are likely all does, can't really age them.

Hard to age them by the body size because whitetails in the southern U.S. don't get nearly as large as whitetails up north, I don't recall if you've ever said where you live.

If the pic's color was better you could tell if any were old deer because their face and head will be grayish.

[silvergts1998]

The two deer on the right side are bucks. I just saw the two small antlers on their heads.

[Bowhunters]

Ahhhh, I didn't blow the pic's up so I couldn't see that. LOL

Looks like you are getting a quantity of bucks in your area then.

[silvergts1998]

Yeah, I missed it too until I blew the pictures up. So do you think these bucks are about 8-12 months old?

[Bowhunters]

Yeah, I missed it too until I blew the pictures up. So do you think these bucks are about 8-12 months old?

No, they are over 1yr old.

IMO they are likely in their second year at least, bucks will grow their antlers throughout the summer and its just now May so its likely those two have a lot more antler to add.

Keep running your game camera and if those two bucks keep coming through your feeder area then you should get some awesome pictures on the antler growth throughout the summer.

Keep posting them here if you will, it will be cool to watch them develop.

They may be buddies running together or possibly even twins from one doe, the leading buck has a little more antler growth and looks a bit bigger so the one following could be the runt of the two if they are twins.

[silvergts1998]

Yeah I will post the progress here. I am thinking of putting a mineral block out there too. What you think? Good idea or too much?

[Bowhunters]

A mineral lick that is for antler developement wouldn't be a bad idea, some are just mainly molasses, etc. to attract deer for hunting so find one that says it has minerals to promote growth.

With the feeder in the picture i'm assuming that putting out mineral blocks is legal also.

[ironhead]

Another thing to think about,,,,the "scars" could actually be patches of hair thinning out for summer, much like a dog will shed. The scar look would be from rubbing on trees and bushes.

[silvergts1998]

Here's another picture I got. Looks like the deer are coming back.

[Tony204ing]

[quote="ironhead"]Another thing to think about,,,,the "scars" could actually be patches of hair thinning out for summer, much like a dog will shed. The scar look would be from rubbing on trees and bushes.[/quote


That was my first guess too.It could be either of the two or both.

[DouglasSpear]

Has anyone mentioned that it could be from foilage overgrowth near their bedding areas? Everytime they go in or out of the thicket where their beds are, they might be scratching their backs on the thick foilage, causing their fur to turn up. Just a thought.

[bigjohn316]

Hey silver, are you using that remington ghost trail camera?

If so, how do you like it?

[silvergts1998]

Hey silver, are you using that remington ghost trail camera?

If so, how do you like it?

Yes I am using it. It's an okay camera. Not hating it, but then not completely thrilled over it. I have yet found a camera that I like. Moultrie seems to make one you can check remotely with that seems like a good idea, but for about $500 bucks a pop..not sure if i want to spend that kind of money. Sure would make things convenient.

[mickey246]

nice.




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[JustVisiting]

Just wanted to add that as others said there is about a 99 percent chance that those marks all over the first buck's back are NOT scars. They appear to be marks left in his hide from branches. If it was misty or damp it's even more likely as the hair is even more likely to stay in a "roughed-up" position if it's a little wet.
You can see old battle-hardened sharks that don't have that many scars on them, so when you're looking out for that buck in the future don't count on seeing scars, as he probably doesn't have any.

[DouglasSpear]

Just wanted to add that as others said there is about a 99 percent chance that those marks all over the first buck's back are NOT scars. They appear to be marks left in his hide from branches. If it was misty or damp it's even more likely as the hair is even more likely to stay in a "roughed-up" position if it's a little wet.
You can see old battle-hardened sharks that don't have that many scars on them, so when you're looking out for that buck in the future don't count on seeing scars, as he probably doesn't have any.

I said the same thing but no one replied...they must of got distracted

[silvergts1998]

Here's a few updates of the deer I have been watching.

http://vimeo.com/5386301

http://vimeo.com/5386328

[silvergts1998]

By the way can you tell if these deer are going to produce decent racks? Or is it too early to tell?

[Bowhunters]

Too early, the antlers will grow right up until when the velvet starts drying up and peeling, sloughing off in Sept.

I don't remember where I read it but I saw somewhere that antlers can grow as much as 1/2 to 1 inch per day, the higher growth would likely be on a buck that is a few years old in his prime.

Looks like those twin bucks we talked about before are doing well.

So if you get some video or pic's at the end of August or early Sept you should see close to the finished product.

Good stuff!

[silvergts1998]

I was thinking it was going to be an 8 pointer. What you think based off these pictures I had before. I think it's the same deer I spotted late season of last year.