Guess this deer’s jaws

[catman529]

I had a good guess how old this deer was last year when I saw him, and this year when I shot him. Jawbones say something different though. Aside from the jacked up spot on the left premolar area, he looks to have a good bit of wear. I'm gonna send the incisors in for CA aging just to see what they say.

 

[th88]

When the enamel starts cupping on that first molar, I lean towards 6. But the rear molars don't quite suggest 6. So I'll go with 5+.

 

[whistlinwingman]

Left side hes missing a tooth. Looks possibly ingrown with the abnormal defect where it should be. Could this have caused some excessive wear?

 

[catman529]

Left side hes missing a tooth. Looks possibly ingrown with the abnormal defect where it should be. Could this have caused some excessive wear?

I don't know, the wear is pretty even otherwise. I guessed he was 3.5 last year and 4.5 this year. But those deer are small in those woods. This is the deer Sunday morning before I shot him.

 

[whistlinwingman]

Yes I do see even wear as well. Nice buck regardless though and looking forward to your story. Will be interesting to see his age the results whe you get them

 

[megalomaniac]

5.5 by the jawbone for sure.

Was this the buck that lost all the weight you posted earlier? If so, he put back on a lot of weight in the pic above. That could explain why he was undersized body wise

 

[catman529]

5.5 by the jawbone for sure.

Was this the buck that lost all the weight you posted earlier? If so, he put back on a lot of weight in the pic above. That could explain why he was undersized body wise

No this is a different buck from a different area.

 

[TN Larry]

Jawbone says at least 5.5.

 

[Andy S.]

5.5

 

[Snake]

What they said

 

[backyardtndeer]

Based on the wear, I would probably guess at least 5.5. Your pics of the deer on the hoof looks like a younger deer.

Tooth wear aging imo has flaws, especially when looking at diet.

 

[30-06 type of guy]

Cat this the same buck from last year that came in with the other snort wheezing?

 

[catman529]

Cat this the same buck from last year that came in with the other snort wheezing?

I let him walk twice last year. He wasn't the one snort wheezing but I did call him in the first time with a grunt tube

 

[Winchester]

5.5+