Deer aging

[lungdeflator]

Has anybody here sent in teeth to get aged? If so, would you mind posting (if you have one) a live picture of the deer and what the results were?? Or a "hero" pic might work. Sharing this info would be great and a good learning oppurtunity. Thanks

[bety0108]

My 8 pt (143) was 7.5 years old and the 15 pt (186) was 4.5 years old. my taxidermist sends the teeth somewhere to Montana I believe. they count the rings in the teeth and claim to be 99% accurate. We sent in teeth that had been boiled and bleached and those teeth could not be accurately aged. it was kind of our test. it can be expensive. I think around $60 however the more teeth you send the cheaper it is per tooth to age.

[bety0108]

The 186 inch when he was 3.5

[MUSKY18]

Call your local CO. I know they sometimes set up at registration sites and pull teeth of the deer as they are brought in to be registered. They did it up in Hackensack one year. I believe you can get the information from the CO and then call the lab and find out the age they came up with. They might have a site setup in your area and you can have them pull the teeth.

[Musky Buck]

They used to pull teeth at Gene's in New York Mills which I believe now is a Casey's and they no longer do it, I sent some years back to a place in Madelia MN. I read once it's a bit more challenging if the soil type is very sandy as that can wear them quicker than normal.