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jawbone/ buck age and observation about jawbones
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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5518901" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>The jawbone in the first pic is pretty classic for 3.5 IMO. Corresponds nicely with the trail cam pics.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what you are referring to a high gumline... BUT if you are referring to how far the last molar has erupted from the bone itself, then yes, that can be another subtle clue to the deers age between 1.5 and 3.5.</p><p></p><p>But an even better subtle clue to a deers true age is the 3rd premolar. So many folks just focus on wear on the molars... but if you look at the 3rd jawbone you posted (which may be the same as the first jawbone), the amount of wear on the 3rd premolar is even greater than the jawbone just above it... both are 3.5yos, even tho the jawbone from the one labeled as doe has more wear on the first molar. Hope I explained that where it makes sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5518901, member: 2805"] The jawbone in the first pic is pretty classic for 3.5 IMO. Corresponds nicely with the trail cam pics. I'm not sure what you are referring to a high gumline... BUT if you are referring to how far the last molar has erupted from the bone itself, then yes, that can be another subtle clue to the deers age between 1.5 and 3.5. But an even better subtle clue to a deers true age is the 3rd premolar. So many folks just focus on wear on the molars... but if you look at the 3rd jawbone you posted (which may be the same as the first jawbone), the amount of wear on the 3rd premolar is even greater than the jawbone just above it... both are 3.5yos, even tho the jawbone from the one labeled as doe has more wear on the first molar. Hope I explained that where it makes sense. [/QUOTE]
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