Another deer tooth age

[fr0sty]

I am guessing a 2.5 year old. I will report back when the cementum aging results are in. I think it takes about 120 days or less.

Last years results are here

[slimngrizzly]

I would also say 2 1/2. Where and why do you send them in? Just curious.

I have a jaw or two off deer i know are 8+ years old.... id be curious to see if these "tooth experts" came up with the same.....

[fr0sty]

The HSOforum is called deerage dot com They need the front two teeth from the bottom jaw. They can also age a molar.

[slimngrizzly]

Thanks Frosty. Im gonna look into that!

[Bear55]

I'll say 3 year old just to be different. He certainly could be a good 2 year old.

[fivebucks]

Depends on where in the state he was shot. Northern MN forests- 3 1/2 yr old, most other places in MN then 2 1/2.

[fr0sty]

zone 240 in ottertail county

[Musky Buck]

I went 2.5 last year and was wrong, frosty tatooed a 3.5 last year, since that buck body wise was quite a bit larger, I'll go with a good 2.5 year old so in a few months when you post 3.5 Frosty, I'll be 0 for 2 lol. Quit shooting those "tweeners" and put the hammer down on that caribou buck ! Completely kidding frosty, nice deer!

[fr0sty]

I wish that old goat would show up again. No one has seen him since last october

I went 2.5 last year and was wrong, frosty tatooed a 3.5 last year, since that buck body wise was quite a bit larger, I'll go with a good 2.5 year old so in a few months when you post 3.5 Frosty, I'll be 0 for 2 lol. Quit shooting those "tweeners" and put the hammer down on that caribou buck ! Completely kidding frosty, nice deer!

[Musky Buck]

No doubt that old goat is a swamp legend, I never t-cammed that fella, I would love to know if he's still kickin, if he croaked what or when or why, that was super neat to know that buck was that buck year after year, I hope he surfaces on film next fall, that would be cool to miss him a year and have him re-surface, I will t-cam the spring fed water hole this winter and hope he shows, will send you my winter buck shots, 3 winters ago there were as best I could tell 17 different bucks on camera that winter, last winter was too odd to pinpoint em, bit tougher colder winter and that waterhole gets heavy use, seems as though a fairly mild start to muzzy season is enroute. My dad said if frozen he may try the swamp a couple times this muzzy season, he bought a rifle license and never went lol, anyway will look forward to the age, is that outfit from Madelia,MN done aging, I kept there number forever but haven't sent them one in many years ?

[eyeguy 54]

good minerals :>)

[E_2_hunt]

i'm in at 2 1/2 liked the photo last year better.straigter on side view of the outside.lots of stain again.

[fr0sty]

Just received the email today that my teeth were received and I can expect my results on or before March 19th.

[Wes Ellis]

Im thinking 3.5 . If 2.5 got great genicts.

[fr0sty]

That's the goal, try and shoot 3.5 and older. That's also the reason I send the teeth in to get aged. I want to know for sure how old they are.

[fr0sty]

Got the email today. They aged him at 3.5 years old. The teeth wear on this jaw was quite a bit less than the one last year, so I was expecting 2.5 years old. Last year's was also was aged at 3.5

Here is a photo of last year (on top) and this year's (on bottom) lower jaw. This year's had less dentin (brown in the top of each tooth) showing. less wear on the molars (more pointed than last year) and the back cusp was more pointed than rounded. The back cusp on last year's was wore down and slightly sloped.

The back molar on last years deer broke of recently, so ignore that part