I can guarentee that a buck living over 6.5 years old in PA isn't impossible. The non-typical 12 point I shot with my bow several years was aged at atleast 6.5 years old or older. His teeth were pretty much gone, just a tiny sliver sticking above the gum line. The buck 20" wide 8 point I shot a couple years ago was aged at 5.5 years old, his hair on his head was blonde, teeth were very worn down, and the thick stumpy body.

It is amazing where some deer go to hide during hunting season and its no wonder that you don't hear of many 6.5 year old bucks being shot, its not because they aren't out there, its because they don't get that old by being dumb. One of the oldest deer I have ever seen in my area was a 5 point, this deer had an absolutely huge body, tiny rack, and his hair was blonde from age. Guess where I saw this deer during rifle season...... I saw him laying in the corner of a old abandoned open ended barn that use to have tractors parked in it.