We shot this deer the last weekend of the season. This weekend we boiled the skull for the euro mount so I though I would the experts confirm his age. The live pics are 5 days prior to him meeting up with a 6XC.
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From those pics I would say 4.5-5.5. To narrow it down we really need a top pic of the teeth and a good broadside of the buck without the feeder leg across his chest. Those are two very imortant views.Comment
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from that angle I think max of 4.5 but really need to see top picComment
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I will say 3 1/2-4 1/2. From angle of pic, looks like he still had his enamel on the back molars.Comment
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4.5Comment
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3.5Comment
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Congratulations on a nice buck, but not mature. Can't tell much about details of age from a side view of jaw. Can however see that the lingual crests of 5th and 6th molars are still sharp and appears to have enamel wider than dentine... hence a pre-mature deer (3 1/2-4 1/2 year old).Comment
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Let me get better pics of teeth. From the huge body size and everything I know of our bucks I figured this deer at minimum of 6.5. I may be way off but he had 75 pounds on known 4.5 year oldsComment
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3.5 - 4.5 by the teeth. The deer in the pictures doesn't look like a 3.5 yo so I call him 4.5.Comment
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3.5 based on that side, he may have favored his other side showing more wear, cause he looks possibly 4.5 in the pics. No older than 4.5 in any case.Comment
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3.5 by 4th tooth wear but really need to see from above to see dentineComment
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here are a few more pics of teeth.Attached FilesComment
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That's a 2.5 year old deer.
The last cusp on the rear most molar tells the tail. On a 3.5 year old deer that's usually worn and not sharp. The third tooth back from the front is also a tell tail. It's almost brand new because that's the slot where the milk tooth is drooped between 1 and 2 years old. So that tooth is less than a year old.Comment
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