Rolling plains area. I have a pretty good idea on the age. Would like others well versed to chime in. [img]http://[/img]

Old. Is it sandy soil area?

Not sandy. A fine red clay in areas with some areas super compacted.

I’ll bet his brisket rolled around like a bag of jelly and he had calloused knees.

I’ve shot older but without knowing how their teeth age in that area, I couldn’t say how old for that one. Definitely old though.

6yo

There’s a lot of variables involved in aging by teeth. It’s not an exact science.

Older than 6

I concur.

Any picks of the deer while live?

Only live pic I have

7.5-8.5

Yelp, still thick so probably 7.5

Nice deer! Weight before cleaning?

172#

I thought the question about the soil was headed a different direction as this guy is older than dirt!

There have been notes on this thread and others that aging by tooth wear is not exact...and that is true to a point. It is impossible to tell whether this deer is 8.5, 9.5, or even older...but estimating the age by wear over time on the same property is still a VERY useful tool to anyone who is interested in ground truthing their on-the-hoof aging as part of an age structured management plan (i. e., don't shoot the young buck!!!!). My guess is the original poster has a very good idea about age...and looking at the harvest photo...he was able to confirm that in fact this was a very mature to post mature buck and the may have been the last, best chance to shoot him before he went severely downhill or even died.

Yup!
Adios,
Gary

We are in a very sandy are and shot several known age bucks in the 6 yo range that don’t even come close to that wear. We have shot a handful with similar and more wear that were obviously mature but no history.

1st molar or the 4th tooth in the gum line makes me go 8.5, red sandy dirt I think it only knocks 1 yr of the age charts

8.5+

Ancient