#3057734 - 11/30/12 10:45 PM
Deer Age Question
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SilverFox
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Registered: 10/16/10
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Loc: Kodak TN
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Why does everyone say a deer is always 1/2 year old... As in 2 1/2 or 3 1/2 or 5 1/2 years old? Why can't they just be 2,3, or 5?
No matter what time of year it is, I never hear anyone say anything different than 1/2.
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#3057747 - 11/30/12 11:16 PM
Re: Deer Age Question
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Southern Sportsman
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Registered: 09/18/11
Posts: 505
Loc: West TN
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The obvious answer is they're born in the spring and hunted in the fall so they're always a 1/2 year when killed, but its a good point. I was born on the summer but in december i don't tell people I'm a 1/2 year older. Now that i think about it, I'm going to stop doing it.
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#3057848 - 12/01/12 06:22 AM
Re: Deer Age Question
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Michael Waddell stunt double
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Registered: 09/25/11
Posts: 2601
Loc: Cunningham TN
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The obvious answer is they're born in the spring and hunted in the fall so they're always a 1/2 year when killed, but its a good point. I was born on the summer but in december i don't tell people I'm a 1/2 year older. Now that i think about it, I'm going to stop doing it.
When your life expectancy is as short as a deer 1/2 year is a long time.
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