i can understand why my photos are rotating like that, i even rotated them correct on image shack then i post them here and they rotate back arrrrrggggg
The tooth wear to the gumline along with some sharp edges on back teeth don't really fit. Deer looks to older than 6.5 but the sharp tooth edges don't fit an older buck. I'd call him a 6.5 yr without a full view of both sides.
you would have never guessed it by looking at him, i was sitting with the owner of the property and i told him the deer was around 4 he said no way its 2 1/2 i said no he needs to go cause we have 2 1/2 yr old deer with better racks. anyway he reluctantly shot him, im glad hes even older than i thought. judging on the hoof aint easy
The tooth wear to the gumline along with some sharp edges on back teeth don't really fit. Deer looks to older than 6.5 but the sharp tooth edges don't fit an older buck. I'd call him a 6.5 yr without a full view of both sides.
I'm with you on that tooth ridge being strange, but I'd venture to say 7.5 based on the wear on the first and second molar and the appearance of the body of the buck in question.
The only real way to know for sure after the age of 1.5 is to tag them as fawns. That being said, tooth wear along with body size/characteristics help tell a more complete story/get you in the ballpark more than relying on just one of those techniques alone. I'd also throw in that a deer's diet and the amount of sand in the soil can certainly affect wear. It's far from a perfect science, but will help get you close.
I would say 4.5 The fourth tooth is what you used to judge it best. The second tooth is also called a milking tooth and becuase it still has some point to it, it could even be 3.5 weird looking they also chew on one side of their mouths so the more warn down side is what you go off of
I agree with you JMalin, i just don't think it is something that you can look at alone. It's hard to look at teeth because they are different for the entire country. It will give you a ball park, i just wouldn't rely on it as the gospel.
you would have never guessed it by looking at him, i was sitting with the owner of the property and i told him the deer was around 4 he said no way its 2 1/2 i said no he needs to go cause we have 2 1/2 yr old deer with better racks. anyway he reluctantly shot him, im glad hes even older than i thought. judging on the hoof aint easy
I like the plainness and simplicity of your gun. I'd like to ask what kind is it?
I would say 4.5 The fourth tooth is what you used to judge it best. The second tooth is also called a milking tooth and becuase it still has some point to it, it could even be 3.5 weird looking they also chew on one side of their mouths so the more warn down side is what you go off of
-Texas Aggie wildlife major
"Milk teeth" are the baby teeth which are deciduous teeth and in the cheek consist of premolars. The pictured deer shows no milk teeth. They are all permanent teeth. The fourth tooth is called the 1st Molar. The cheek teeth on a deer include pm 2 3 4 for the baby teeth and PM 2 3 4 and M 1 2 3.