Ok, first let me say no I don' t work for NYSDEC. But I did work at a check station once many yrs ago when I was in college, part of my conservation wildlife biology course. Anyways I learned alot, and felt very confident in NY' s ability to age deer. Its not an exact science, and sometimes deer can differ in tooth ware from things they eat. But currently its the only method used to age deer. Now some people also find it hard to believe a nice buck could only be 2 1/2yrs old, but its possible. Milo Hansens world record whitetail was aged at only 3 1/2yrs old! What I would do is have someone else look at your jawbone if feel its not correctly aged, get a second opinion.
I have heard other horror stories at NY check stations that I don' t agree with. Like citing tickets for not properly tagged deer or unfilled portions of a tag. Give those ones willing to volunterr a break on the petty stuff. Advise them, warn them, help them out, but ticket them. Come on!