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<blockquote data-quote="DeerCamp" data-source="post: 5519850" data-attributes="member: 21011"><p>I've sent a couple deer off for CI testing. Probably won't do it again because it just isn't worth the cost.</p><p></p><p>What led me to sending them off was because 2 years in a row, TWRA aged a mature buck as 2.5 based on tooth wear.</p><p></p><p>One deer was 198lb 8 point with 5.5" bases and 130.5" overall - I have trail cam pics of him at 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5 (the year I killed him). Distinctive rack, 100% certain its the same buck.</p><p></p><p>The other deer was a 7 point with 17" inside spread, and weighed 204 lbs. Wife shot it. No cam pics, but a big deer.</p><p></p><p>TWRA aged both at 2.5</p><p>CI testing came back at 4.5yo for both.</p><p></p><p>I no longer let TWRA tooth age my deer - if they aren't going to take the full picture into account (weight, antlers, body structure, tooth aging) the data is useless with the exception of simple long term trends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeerCamp, post: 5519850, member: 21011"] I've sent a couple deer off for CI testing. Probably won't do it again because it just isn't worth the cost. What led me to sending them off was because 2 years in a row, TWRA aged a mature buck as 2.5 based on tooth wear. One deer was 198lb 8 point with 5.5" bases and 130.5" overall - I have trail cam pics of him at 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5 (the year I killed him). Distinctive rack, 100% certain its the same buck. The other deer was a 7 point with 17" inside spread, and weighed 204 lbs. Wife shot it. No cam pics, but a big deer. TWRA aged both at 2.5 CI testing came back at 4.5yo for both. I no longer let TWRA tooth age my deer - if they aren't going to take the full picture into account (weight, antlers, body structure, tooth aging) the data is useless with the exception of simple long term trends. [/QUOTE]
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