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that deer is a HOG!

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Not being smart here but curious.

How can you tell from a shoulder mount how old a deer is?

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He looks like he would around 115, nice deer.

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Wildlife Biologist did a tooth wear estimation on him. There are not many deer taken this big, body and age wise from the area that I hunt in MA

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That is a good deer. Be glad to seethe mount.

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id say 115

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I figured it was by teethbut someone guessed 3.5from the photo. And I am serious, I am not sure how to age on the hoof.

I haveinfo from Dr Deer James Kroll about shoulders, rump, and swag of the gut and such butI would really like to know what to look at. Thread time.

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That's a hog for sure, but you should have let me guess again. ;)

As far as judging deer, it just takes lots of practice...I've watched several deer judging videos over and over. This includes judging both rack size and age. It becomes very important (and potentially expensive) if you hunt in places that set minimums for one or both.

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It looks as though he is 120-125

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Wow! Great MA deer! That is a beast. I like the Benoits way of measuring a trophy (field dressed weight).

Great deer, is it a bow kill? What county?

Jim