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I' d think they' d get a more accurate age determination by how much wax biuldup was in the ear canals!!!
On a serious note I highly doubt this would work, especially up here in the northern parts of the US. Deer up here have thicker hides. You rarely see any small creases in hide from muscle tissue. I do taxidermy, and have mounted some N. Carolina deer. I can' t believe the difference in the thinness of hide, and hair compared to NY.

Next time a buck walks bye I' ll ask him to stop so I can count his creases.
No really, it sounds right if you can get a look at his ear bases... I' ll have to look at an old deer next time I get a chance.

I' m not sure about deer , but at the rate I' m going I' ll need a ear hair clippers pretty soon![:' (] I guess I could use my nose hair clippers

Whoever wrote that needs to do a little more research. All deer will have creases at the base of the ears. As BuckAlley said, all of them may or may not show due to the length of the hair. On most of the deer here in Ohio that I mount, it' s very difficult to see the creases. However, on early season capes, they' re very obvious on all age deer. Regardless, but the time a buck gives me the chance to count his ear creases, I should have already made up my mind.