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Just curious how old y'all think he is. I'm already 95% sure on age myself. I have the jaws and will post a pic later.

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The rack broke 115"

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I love the Euro mount, that's what I do with all mine. For me personally I'd much rather have the Euro mount than a taxidermist mount


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For sure 3.5 but I'm inclined to think older just due to the fact that the brisket is so well developed...


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Ok only one person guessed right... 2.5

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I thought for sure it was 3.5 but is still the largest antlered deer I've killed yet. Sometimes they are just stout for their age. I didn't recognize this deer till I got to looking at the trail cam pics and realized I had some pretty cool shots of him at the salt lick.


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His teeth certainly look 2.5, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was 3.5. Jawbone aging is far from 100%. If you really want to know his exact age, do the cementum annuli testing. I had a wildlife biologist age a jawbone at 3.5 and the cementum annuli testing come back at 6.5. This happened several different times.

You can get a good idea on age by a jawbone, but it's far from being exact. Nice buck either way!
 
String Music":166y1gpm said:
His teeth certainly look 2.5, but I wouldn't be surprised if he was 3.5. Jawbone aging is far from 100%. If you really want to know his exact age, do the cementum annuli testing. I had a wildlife biologist age a jawbone at 3.5 and the cementum annuli testing come back at 6.5. This happened several different times.

You can get a good idea on age by a jawbone, but it's far from being exact. Nice buck either way!
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interesting on the 6.5 year old. Although they do say cementum annuli testing isn't as accurate on southern deer because we don't have a harsh winter that makes the definite lines in the teeth.

My thinking is the tooth wear and replacement is most accurate up to 3.5 and becomes more of a guess the older they get. A deer with hardly any wear on the 6th molars hasn't had those teeth for very long


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docpoco":31rto4kg said:
Did you not see my post about the twra underaging my deer. I've got trail cam pics of both that prove they were older than stated.

Teeth ageing is an estimate.

That's not a 2.5 yo deer.
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teeth aging is more accurate than just looking at the body or rack. Some really big deer grow in the area he was killed
 
Yeah, I don't have a whole lot of faith in the whole teeth aging thing. So much depends on region and what those particular deer feed on. I've seen it proven wrong as much as I have right. With that bucks neck and brisket development I say no way he's 2.5.
 
The dentine and enamel on the *2nd molar look to be a 2.5yr old.
I got in a 129" 8pt from Ft Campbell and the biologist ages it at 2.5, it also weighed 120lbs dressed.


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Crosshairy":3fqf8t6o said:
I would have guessed 3.5 by the pictures. If he's 2.5, he's a stud!

Imagine what another year would have done... :poke:
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oh yes I can imagine another year or two he would be a wall hanger. But it's his fault he made the 20 yard mistake, I have no regrets. :D


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Pics look like an early born 2.5 y/o or late born 3.5 y/o. But agreed with the jawbone pics as 2.5.. just no wear at all on m2 or even PM3. Heckuva 2.5 y/o for sure.
 

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