Aging of Does
09-08-2009, 06:05 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Eldred, PA
Posts: 1,667
Typically when I am curious about a does age I can get a good guess by the sweetness and/or bitterness of her milk.. The more bitter it is, the older the doe is.. The sweeter it is, the younger the doe..
The only problem is it takes an 8 ounce glass to get an accurate reading..
The only problem is it takes an 8 ounce glass to get an accurate reading..
09-08-2009, 06:38 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: North Central, Iowa
Posts: 1,900
Typically when I am curious about a does age I can get a good guess by the sweetness and/or bitterness of her milk.. The more bitter it is, the older the doe is.. The sweeter it is, the younger the doe..
The only problem is it takes an 8 ounce glass to get an accurate reading..
The only problem is it takes an 8 ounce glass to get an accurate reading..
09-08-2009, 06:46 PM
#5
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location:
Posts: 21,043
If the doe has a long nose and a big head she is getting pretty old, but a real big body is a sure sign also.
09-08-2009, 08:24 PM
#6
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: HENDERSON KY USA
Posts: 6,634
I tend to agree with this.I know I killed a very large,loooong nosed doe that field dressed 139#'s.I sent the jaw bone off to the state for examination and the results came back she was only 2 1/2.
