Two Jaw Bones...Age Them

[String Music]

Here are the jaw bones off my first and third buck this year. I thought I would post them and see what you guys think.

 

[8 POINTS OR BETTER]

Top one 4.5 or 5.5, bottom one 4.5

 

[pass-thru]

4.5 on both

 

[String Music]

BSK?

 

[catman529]

4.5 and 3.5

 

[The_Utility_Dude]

4.5 and 3.5

 

[pass-thru]

Here's why I say 4.5 on the second one. That last cusp of the back molar. I personally think that is a very good indicator when the wear is well defined (sometimes the cusp is small and the wear not well defined). 2 yro....concave; 3 yro....flat; 4 yro...slopes down sharply.

On the 2nd jawbone the very last cusp slopes down sharply, and although the rest of the wear is moderate enough to indicate 3 yro, that clue alone leads me to say 4 yro.

I bet the physical development of the deer will corroborate 4 yro. Any pics?

 

[String Music]

Here's a picture of the first buck on September 1: