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jawbone/ buck age and observation about jawbones
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<blockquote data-quote="pass-thru" data-source="post: 5519025" data-attributes="member: 2382"><p>Thanks I appreciate the feedback. I did not notice the pre-molars too much. I was surprised at the overall lack of dentin exposed on the molars. </p><p></p><p>There is a lot of variation from jawbone to jawbone. Several years ago I sent off a box to Matson's. Most came back with a high confidence age that was consistent with my estimate based body, trailcam history, etc. A couple came back with a "B" confidence and an estimated range. The one thing that stood out was that the deer from my farm generally have little wear compared to some off the other areas I sent jawbones from. </p><p>Even so I will occasionally be very stumped by a jawbone. For instance one buck everybody thought was 4+ based on trail cam pics. The jawbone had no clues to get it over 2. Matson's came back with an age of 3, B confidence with a range of 2-3. Go figure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pass-thru, post: 5519025, member: 2382"] Thanks I appreciate the feedback. I did not notice the pre-molars too much. I was surprised at the overall lack of dentin exposed on the molars. There is a lot of variation from jawbone to jawbone. Several years ago I sent off a box to Matson's. Most came back with a high confidence age that was consistent with my estimate based body, trailcam history, etc. A couple came back with a "B" confidence and an estimated range. The one thing that stood out was that the deer from my farm generally have little wear compared to some off the other areas I sent jawbones from. Even so I will occasionally be very stumped by a jawbone. For instance one buck everybody thought was 4+ based on trail cam pics. The jawbone had no clues to get it over 2. Matson's came back with an age of 3, B confidence with a range of 2-3. Go figure. [/QUOTE]
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