RE: Any ideas on the age of this deer?
I was looking at a laminated color/grey scale chart for aging.
It really shows some good detail along with pics on how to cut jaw out,
dentine line,premolars,molars,wear patterns etc..etc...It also makes some good comparisons from fawn to 6.5 yrs.Pretty neat tool for use in the filed.
I got the chart from QDMA when I joined/subscribed some yrs ago.I had a very large Doe aged by a Fish and Game Bio last year at 3.5yrs.I then pulled out this aging chart and asked him to show me how he aged according to chart.He examined chart for few minutes and then admitted he made a mistake and deer should be 2.5 and explained why. Hummm - so the deer might be 2.5 or 3.5.
It would be nice if this jaw was aged by an expert just to see how we all did on the aging estimate??