How old is this buck?

[IDMONK]

This is a 2022 Idaho buck, when I dropped him off at the taxidermist he sent me these photos of his teeth and commented how old he was. Any ideas on how old that might be?

 

[Bubblehide]

Fron my experience (I am not a biologist) I'd say about 7 years, possibly older. I doubt he had more than 2 more years left. My estimate was without seeing the mount,cas I was unaware of it until after my response. However, I would not change my response after seeing the mount.

 

[Rich M]

Love the white tips!

No idea on age or teeth.

 

[S.Clancy]

Molar wear is pretty specific regionally. That said, those are the molars of an OLD deer. I can't believe he was in good enough condition to grow that quality of antlers with teeth like that.

 

[MTSasquatch]

Tooth wear changes based on location, and aging based on wear is a guess at best. That said, I’d be surprised if he’s younger than 8. Only way to know for sure is to get an incisor processed.

 

[Tick]

8+ best guess by wear. 10+ at the lab wouldn't surprise me. Great trophy.

 

[Legend]

This is a 2022 Idaho buck, when I dropped him off at the taxidermist he sent me these photos of his teeth and commented how old he was. Any ideas on how old that might be?
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Vegetation is the real question. Send us a pin so we can provide a better estimate.

10ish is my guess.

 

[BRTreedogs]

10-11

 

[IDMONK]

Thanks for the input, cool to see a buck of this age caliber out there for sure.

 

[sneaky]

Send a tooth in to Matsons and find out for sure

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[dtrkyman]

Old as he's gonna get!

Need to send in to get accurate estimate.

 

[tkhuntsman]

This is a 2022 Idaho buck, when I dropped him off at the taxidermist he sent me these photos of his teeth and commented how old he was. Any ideas on how old that might be?
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Well in my honest opinion he's as old as he's going to get. Nice buck good job. On a more serious note 5 ish maybe.

 

[NorthernHunter]

Awesome old buck. I would guess 8 by the teeth alone. What did the taxidermist guess? It would be worth sending in either way. I've only killed a few bucks that had teeth that looked like that. All were on the decline (personal opinion) of horn growth. Congratulations on getting a cagey old deer.

 

[IDMONK]

Awesome old buck. I would guess 8 by the teeth alone. What did the taxidermist guess? It would be worth sending in either way. I've only killed a few bucks that had teeth that looked like that. All were on the decline (personal opinion) of horn growth. Congratulations on getting a cagey old deer.

The Taxidermist thought 10+ years, and also said he thought he was regressing as well.

 

[NorthernHunter]

The Taxidermist thought 10+ years, and also said he thought he was regressing as well.

That's awesome! Not very often a deer makes it that long. Congratulations again.

 

[Maverick1]

I would not know. Never got invited to any of his birthday parties.

What difference does it make?