How old is this buck?

[Founder]

I haven’t looked to see if the tooth aging data is in yet or not, but wanted to see how old you all think this buck is?
I’ve been thinking 7. He has a huge head compared to others I have here in the house.

 

[Cornhusker]

I think you're correct at 7. I always look at the back and I think many bucks get that swayed back extended belly at around 7 years. This is impossible obviously here but I think what looks like a huge head as well as a grayer area on the forehead make him that age.

 

[honkerdwn]

I would say 6-7. Great buck!

 

[GilaJeff]

Can't tell without looking at the teeth

 

[GilaJeff]

Yes, based on that tooth photo, and if the left side matches the right side, that buck is 7.5 years old.

 

[Muleman1]

8

 

[jm77]

He's over 5, but with out a tooth cross-section you can't tell how much older he may be.

 

[HiMtnHntr]

6 or 7 is a good guess. The tooth age data is up.

 

[DeerHunter53]

10 I think he is a little bit older I had a buck i few years ago the F&G did tooth data on and his teeth looked similar to this one.

 

[DBLung]

8-9 years old.

 

[DBLung]

Did you send in teeth?

 

[Founder]

I did send teeth for aging, but there’s no data available under my account. Not sure if they just haven’t updated it yet or what?

 

[VERNON]

beautiful old fat buck.

 

[elkassassin]

Looks Bloated?

Take a Day To Recover Him?

Or Was He just Built Kinda Like Me?

 

[SS!]

Isn’t this the Motorola buck?

 

[Gator]

8 or 9 is my guess

 

[ICMDEER]

Mature plus. No way to tell without the annular rings in the teeth being counted. I'll be curious to see what you find out.

 

[JakeSwensen]

I think he's 5 1/2

 

[HiMtnHntr]

Founder, spill the beans already...

 

[BrianID]

I feel confident in saying he is at least 5 1/2 but If I had to guess I would say 8 1/2.
Do you have any pictures of him while scouting?

 

[Troubadour]

9

 

[scopenstalk]

My guess is 6.5

 

[ckat]

My guess is 6.5

Mine, too. Cool buck!

 

[huntin50]

7.5 my guess. Just a guess. In his prime.

 

[rocky2track]

7.5. Definitely older than all those 22" 5 yr old bucks on youtube.....

 

[Founder]

I got word that the buck was aged at 5-1/2 years old. It surprised me, as he has a huge head and was a large body buck. I was sure he'd be older than that. Very interesting.......

 

[rocky2track]

Life is harsh in western Wyoming with those teeth flattened like that. Think I remember the biologist saying 8 or 9 is about all that's expected in western Wyoming buck deer.

 

[HiMtnHntr]

Not surprising at 5.5. You just don't know until you cut those teeth.

 

[BrianID]

I turned in a tooth on a buck in Wyoming a couple years ago and haven't heard back on the age. Can you find out online somewhere or did you have to call?

 

[rocky2track]

I turned in a tooth on a buck in Wyoming a couple years ago and haven't heard back on the age. Can you find out online somewhere or did you have to call?

Try this link on the Wyoming Game & Fish site..

https://wgfapps.wyo.gov/ToothAging/ViewToothData

 

[BrianID]

Thanks for the link. My buck was from 2018 so maybe I'll have to call.

 

[elkassassin]

Typical!

A Medium Aged Buck Hits the Dirt And The Age is Stretched by Most an Average of X1.5-X2!

 

[BLooDTRaCKeR]

I am guessing by the pics that this buck is as old as he got.

 

[SS!]

I think he's 5 1/2

How do you get the .5? The fawns are born in late May early June so the buck would of had to of been killed in November to 5 1/2...

 

[Easy_green]

7-8 years old.

 

[JakeSwensen]

How do you get the .5? The fawns are born in late May early June so the buck would of had to of been killed in November to 5 1/2...

I got word that the buck was aged at 5-1/2 years old. It surprised me, as he has a huge head and was a large body buck. I was sure he'd be older than that. Very interesting.......

How did the lab get 5 1/2?
5 years 3.5 months old.
I'm guessing that they rounded up.

Get back under your toad stool, troll.

 

[SS!]

How did the lab get 5 1/2?
5 years 3.5 months old.
I'm guessing that they rounded up.

Get back under your toad stool, troll.

Must be a Utah thing. Can’t beat it out of ya