what do you think the age of this deer was.
it was a managment 7 pointer we harvested

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

6.5 ?

Was this deer on protein?

no protein just corn feeders
but why do you ask ?

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.

So how old?

What did the other side look like?

How about these teeth...

6-6.5 See http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_w7000_0755.pdf

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'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.

If both sides match he is at least 5.5, probably 6.5 or older. The sharp ridges are unusual with that much wear on the cheek side of the teeth.

trying to age a deer by wear of its teeth is like trying age a tire by it's tred wear .

top teeth

6.5

Did the other side look the same? very odd set of teeth

Is this in hill country? deers face looks like a 5.5 yr old... id still say 5.5 on teeth with the back molars being so sharp

no south tx plains live oak county, both sides are basically the same

Hmm - I'm guessing 5 years.

There are some studies coming out that argue the validity of aging deer by tooth wear patterns.

http://today.agrilife.org/2012/03/08/deer-aging-technique/

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

-Texas Aggie wildlife major

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.