I have one problem. Im a meat hunter so i will shoot a doe. I still prefer a buck. My problem is i can't tell how big a deer is from a stand unless there is one small one with a bigger one. How can you judge a big deer(Doe) from a tree.

Jeff

Jeff,

Thanks for your comment.

I too will take a doe or two for the freezer. I usually try to target the older does and pass on shooting the younger deer.

It can be challenging aging a deer while you are sitting in your deer hunting tree stand.

I recently discussed the topic of how to age a deer in the wild in a recent blog post.

You can read the whole blog post by clicking this link

http://www.marty-prokop.com/archives/aging_deer/

Here is a quick summary:

One of the best ways to be able to judge a deer’s age is to study as many deer as you can.

Look through the Deer Cam Pictures at www.free-deer-hunting-tips.com. Study pictures of deer. Watch deer hunting videos. These are great ways to learn differences between mature deer and young deer.


Marty Prokop Reveals a Simple Measurement to Help Age a Deer
Here is one of the best tools I use to age a deer in the field.

I focus on a simple measurement beginning at the inside corner of a deer’s eye and running to the tip of its nose.

A mature deer’s head, be it a buck or a doe, will be considerably larger than a young deer’s head.

Generally, mature deer will measure between six and seven inches in length from the inside corner of the deer’s eye to the tip of the deer’s nose.

You may ask, “How can I measure the length of a live deer standing in front of my deer hunting tree stand?”

Marty Prokop Shows…Become a Master of How to Age a Deer
Try this tip to help you better judge the size of a deer standing in front of you.

Find a life size photograph of a mature deer’s head. You could do this by measuring the deer from inside corner of the eye to the top of the nose. It should measure six to seven inches.

Take this photograph to the gun range or you can do this in your yard at your home.

Place the life-size picture of the deer head at different ranges. Look at the life-size photograph through your deer hunting gun scope or binoculars.

Pay attention to how the corner of the deer’s eye and the tip of its nose fill your lens. Make a mental note of what this looks like.

The next time you are out in your deer hunting tree stand and a deer walks in front of you, remember what you saw looking through your deer hunting gun scope or binoculars when you were viewing the photograph.

This has helped me target only the mature animals here on my deer hunting land.

Good Luck and Great Hunting!

Marty Prokop
http://www.free-deer-hunting-tips.com

Jeff,

Thanks for your comment.

I too will take a doe or two for the freezer. I usually try to target the older does and pass on shooting younger deer.

It can be challenging aging a deer while you are sitting in your deer hunting tree stand.

I recently discussed the topic of how to age a deer in the wild in a recent blog post.

You can read the whole blog post by clicking this link

http://www.marty-prokop.com/archives/aging_deer/

Here is a quick summary:

One of the best ways to be able to judge a deer’s age is to study as many deer as you can.

Look through the Deer Cam Pictures at www.free-deer-hunting-tips.com. Study pictures of deer. Watch deer hunting videos. These are great ways to learn differences between mature deer and young deer.


Marty Prokop Reveals a Simple Measurement to Help Age a Deer

Here is one of the best tools I use to age a deer in the field.

I focus on a simple measurement beginning at the inside corner of a deer’s eye and running to the tip of its nose.

A mature deer’s head, be it a buck or a doe, will be considerably larger than a young deer’s head.

Generally, mature deer will measure between six and seven inches in length from the inside corner of the deer’s eye to the tip of the deer’s nose.

You may ask, “How can I measure the length of a live deer standing in front of my deer hunting tree stand?”

Marty Prokop Shows…Become a Master of How to Age a Deer

Try this tip to help you better judge the size of a deer standing in front of you.

Find a life size photograph of a mature deer’s head. You could do this by measuring the deer from inside corner of the eye to the top of the nose. It should measure six to seven inches.

Take this photograph to the gun range or you can do this in your yard at your home.

Place the life-size picture of the deer head at different ranges. Look at the life-size photograph through your deer hunting gun scope or binoculars.

Pay attention to how the corner of the deer’s eye and the tip of its nose fill your lens. Make a mental note of what this looks like.

The next time you are out in your deer hunting tree stand and a deer walks in front of you, remember what you saw looking through your deer hunting gun scope or binoculars when you were viewing the photograph.

This has helped me target only the mature animals here on my deer hunting land.

Good Luck and Great Hunting!

Marty Prokop
http://www.free-deer-hunting-tips.com