Tooth Aging?

hubba_3 · Sep 26, 2016

I just shot a buck in WY and was wondering if there is a tooth aging program in Wyoming? I would like to send my buck's teeth in to see how old he is...

WapitiBob · Sep 26, 2016

yep

game dept web, hunting/tooth aging

Longun · Sep 26, 2016

lets see a pic of the buck!!

ICMDEER · Sep 26, 2016

Budgets are tight, so G&F does not do as many as before.

You can Google Matson's lab in Montana. They are the only private lab I know of that does tooth aging.

oregonmuley · Sep 26, 2016

If you run into the local game warden they might also do it for you if/when they do a game check. It wouldn't be an exact like when you send in a tooth but I got checked last year and he was nice enough to age my antelope buck I had shot.

BigChiefJ · Sep 26, 2016

Wyoming mailed me a box and asked if I would send a tooth if I harvest an elk this year.

HiMtnHntr · Sep 26, 2016

I had no problem getting my buck aged from a non targeted area last year. I brought the teeth in the g&f office in Laramie. There was no charge. A friend said he had to pay $20.

hubba_3 · Sep 26, 2016

>lets see a pic of the
>buck!!

Here's a picture for you

I personally think he is in the 7-9yr old range... but who knows. He had a few of his molars missing, and the molars he still had were either chipped or worn down pretty good.

Foreverwest · Sep 26, 2016

Nice moose! Haha. Looks like an incredible deer. I would be interested to know how old he is too. Post some more pics up!

muleyczy · Sep 27, 2016

take a look at www.deeraging.com. I've used them several times and usually get the results in several months. I believe it's around $25 to age several deer. Awesome buck, congratulations!

nripepi · Sep 27, 2016

Wowzers, congrats on a super heavy awesome buck. He sure looks old and I would be interested as well, sometimes the age comes back not as you expected (a smaller buck is older than you thought). In this case, I agree that he sure looks old, heck he could be 10!

wytex · Sep 30, 2016

Wyoming game and fish will do it. 307-766-5616. Give them a call and ask about the fee etc... The lab is on the campus of UW.

Sierra · Oct 1, 2016

LAST EDITED ON Oct-02-16 AT 00:50AM (MST)[p]Your first post said that you shot "a" buck. You didn't mention that it was a monster! Congrats on an awesome buck.