Age of deer

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Ont_Excal
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Re: Age of deer

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Hard to tell an age from a photo.
My best guess would be 2.5 to 3.5 years old.
That's a big beamed rack with few points. I think there are more points to come.

They only way to get an accurate age would be to send in the lower jaw bone so your DNR could take a cross section of the teeth and count the age rings.
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Re: Age of deer

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I agree with the others. 3.5 to 4.5---could tell better if the muzzle were more visible, and the space between the antlers were more visible.
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Re: Age of deer

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rayman wrote:You need to collect the jaw bone and post a picture of it!! :D
Yep...the only way to be really sure!! :wink:
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Re: Age of deer

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rayman wrote:Right on. My favorite way to AGE a deer is in a cooler. :D
That's a good one Rayman :D
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Re: Age of deer

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I would say 2 1/2 - 3 still has good posture.
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