ORIGINAL: magicman54494
My taxidermist always puts a tag on the antlers with a bunch of info on it. One of the things he puts on the tag is the deers age. I have had 4 mounted by him. they were aged at 4 1/2, 4 1/2, 5 1/5, 7 1/2. I guessed right on the 4's and 5. The 7 1/2 I guessed he was at least 6 1/2.
I also believe that aging by tooth wear is a guess.
While I agree that aging deer by tooth wear is a fairly accurate guess, it also varies by region and food source.
With that said, how did your taxidermist age your deer? Tooth wear, would be my guess.....