Holy cow! (or deer) 9.5 years old!!! Wowza! I know the UP is different, but my husband and father in law told me that the average age of a deer in Michigan is 1.5-2. I guess because there are soooo many hunters in Michigan and their deer harvests are huge. I haven't seen the facts on it, but my father in law has lived in Michigan his entire life, and my husband lived there most of his, so I tend to believe they know what they are talking about.

That is one smart deer you took there!