Need technical help with aging this jawbone.

[halfbakedi420]

need help..to age this deer...please no guesses.watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaVjWsmkRgA
and look at this webpage http://bowsite.com/bowsite/features/...es/deer/aging/

to help with the age. looks like alot of dentin to me.


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[V8Ranger]

Lots of very good information. Still don't think I could guess it right, but I will say 2 1/2

[markjenna]

Originally Posted by V8Ranger

Lots of very good information. Still don't think I could guess it right, but I will say 2 1/2

DITTO.... My guess too.

[BOWHUNTER818]

Yeah beat me too it, i would say 2 1/2 -3 year old deer..

[Rhody Hunter]

yea 2 1/ 2 year old , that is from a young deer not much wear

[farm hunter]

3-1/2 but not older. Last molar back - slope is consistent with 3.5

[halfbakedi420]

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[pjarrows]

I am going with 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 at best

[halfbakedi420]

isn't there an expert fer this on the site.

[BTBowhunter]

First of all,Congrats on a fine buck!!!

Even experts have a tough time aging by teeth. It's still a very inexact science.

The teeth are still relatively sharp. The sharpness or worn edges is far more telling than a lot of exposed dentin. I'd age this guy at 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 at best. The deers diet and the type of soil in the area can cause wide variances in tooth wear

Mass is the most telling indicator of age in the antlers (even less reliable though) and his mass makes me lean toward 2 1/2

What is the distance between the front corner of the eye and the corner of the nostril ?