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How Old Is This Deer?

Rusty

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Rusty 12 pointer

Rusty

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As I was cleaning the skull from my daughter's buck the teeth fell out.  They are worn down to nubs.

 

How old do you think this deer is??? 

 

deer teeth.png

 

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Nomad 10 pointer

Nomad

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That's what happens when you bait them with molasses blocks, power corn, sugar beats, and deer cocaine! lol  I would say 1.5 also, by looking at the pedicles on that deer it looks young.

Rusty 12 pointer

Rusty

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Those are his baby teeth, man... He was a yung'n...

 

We have a winner.   :up:

 

At 1.5 years old, deer lose their premolars and replace them with permanent ones.  If you look at the first picture you can see the new one coming in.

Matty 7 pointer

Matty

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Premolar (milk teeth) replacement in a 1.5 year old deer. You can see the new teeth emerging. 

 

 

Congrats again to your daughter on her first buck! :up:

“I have always tempered my killing with respect for the game pursued. I see the animal not only as a target, but as a living creature with more freedom than I will ever have. I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s way of fang and claw and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow.” – Fred Bear

Matty 7 pointer

Matty

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I see Axiom beat me to it. 

 

To be more specific, I learned this last time we had this discussion when Jakesbeard pointed out that it's not actually at 18 months (1.5), but 17 months. So technically we're all wrong. lol

“I have always tempered my killing with respect for the game pursued. I see the animal not only as a target, but as a living creature with more freedom than I will ever have. I take that life if I can, with regret as well as joy, and with the sure knowledge that nature’s way of fang and claw and starvation are a far crueler fate than I bestow.” – Fred Bear

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Ms Grit 7 pointer

Ms Grit

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Well done Matty!

 

JB, so good to see you here !!!

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