Help me age this guy.
07-22-2011, 09:53 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: central and east texas
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i cant believe everyone is always stuck on 4 or 5 years old..not just on this one, but almost all the "guess this guys age" posts..deer can live to be 19 years old. thats like a 104 year old human..maybe 111..rare, but to think deer only live to be 6 or 8 years old is malarky. most live that long cause they are shot, if they are lucky.
07-22-2011, 10:45 AM
#14
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i cant believe everyone is always stuck on 4 or 5 years old..not just on this one, but almost all the "guess this guys age" posts..deer can live to be 19 years old. thats like a 104 year old human..maybe 111..rare, but to think deer only live to be 6 or 8 years old is malarky. most live that long cause they are shot, if they are lucky.
Last edited by deerdust; 07-22-2011 at 10:49 AM.
07-22-2011, 11:06 AM
#15
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 741
4-5 yo. Brisket says it all in the head on shot. You need to find out when and where he is moving. Get on him early, he didn't get that big by ignoring the abundant influx of human scent during hunting season. He'll be moving during the rut, it's just a question of when and where.
07-22-2011, 11:12 AM
#16
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Virginia
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Do we have any wildlife biologists onboard here? Most deer that are killed in the woods by hunters are 1-5 years old and occasionally 6-8 years old. Jawbones tell it all. I have never seen a whitetail jawbone aged anything over 12(those were from the 60's), and I've seen a lot of aged jawbones. Not saying it isn't possible, just saying never heard of it.
i cant believe everyone is always stuck on 4 or 5 years old..not just on this one, but almost all the "guess this guys age" posts..deer can live to be 19 years old. thats like a 104 year old human..maybe 111..rare, but to think deer only live to be 6 or 8 years old is malarky. most live that long cause they are shot, if they are lucky.
07-23-2011, 11:08 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SouthWest OH, Remington Country.
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Deer can live to be older..however the oldest deer was a doe aged at 22yrs old in CAPTIVITY! ! Typically wild deer succumb to GASP..disease such a cwd or recently blue tongue (I.h.d) ipizootic hemorrhage disease. Wild bucks do not live as long for another reason is the stress the bucks go through physically cause of the rut. Also motor vehicle accidents...fights..ext....so yes the average age for most deer in their prime is 4-6 years old with proper nutrition and pleny of food so the older bucks don't have to compete and be ran off by healthier stronger bucks. So again this paricular buck is 4-5yrs old..your honor the defense rests its case.
07-23-2011, 11:18 PM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SouthWest OH, Remington Country.
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There is no freakin way that deer is that old! Lmao his neck and shoulders stilll have muscle seperation! Brother I know your from texas but damn son! Lol u should look up on the web of known aged deer and look at the differences in body structure. You don't just age a deer based off the size of bone on its head.
07-24-2011, 08:24 AM
#20
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Virginia
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Deer can live to be older..however the oldest deer was a doe aged at 22yrs old in CAPTIVITY! ! Typically wild deer succumb to GASP..disease such a cwd or recently blue tongue (I.h.d) ipizootic hemorrhage disease. Wild bucks do not live as long for another reason is the stress the bucks go through physically cause of the rut. Also motor vehicle accidents...fights..ext....so yes the average age for most deer in their prime is 4-6 years old with proper nutrition and pleny of food so the older bucks don't have to compete and be ran off by healthier stronger bucks. So again this paricular buck is 4-5yrs old..your honor the defense rests its case.
Good to know. thanks! Learn something new everyday. Where did you study at???