Hey guys,

A buddy of mine shot two does this year on the same trip. He brought them to the DNR check stations and they weighed his deer and sawed their jaws open to indicate the age.

One of his deer weighed 90lbs dressed and was aged at 2.5 years old.

But then the other deer weighing 94lbs dressed was aged at 6.5 years old.

Is it possible for a deer to be that old and only weigh 94lbs?

I saw pictures of both deer and I would have given them both the same 2.5 years old about 100lbs. They both looked like normal healthy does.

My buddy says the DNR indicated age by counting the teeth. Is this a reliable method to age a deer?

Thanks

Tom