Age this jaw

[12thman]

Thoughts?

[Javelin]

3.5

[starn11gy]

Yep 3.5

[Sika]

No way that one is 3.5.

This is textbook 5.5 year old jawbone.

Wear is evident on all six teeth, making the dentine wider than the enamel on all teeth. Lingual crests are rounded on the first and second molars. Dentine in tooth six is wider than the enamel. Textbook 5.5 year old.

[Tex]

You can't age him unless you see his horns.

























































I kid. I kid. I agree with Sika.

[happy bowhunter]

Yep 5.5

[deerwatcher51]

I am in the 5.5 camp.

[CastAndBlast]

That dude Sika doesn’t know what he is talking about! That deer is no where close to 5.5!






























J/K....I suck at aging teeth, so I would have to go with Courtney’s explanation of 5.5. She said it with enough confidence that I would believe it [emoji12][emoji51]

[Javelin]

after looking on a larger screen I say 4.5 his dentine is wider than enamel on the 4th tooth but not on the 5th. Also the crests also look too sharp for a 5 year old

[RMW]

Minimum 5.5

Different regions of the state older than 5.5

[hog wild]

5.5 no doubt

[TXHUNT3R]

Depends what his diet was, pea gravel, corn or protein or a combination. Hard to say

[Top Of Texas]

Based on the tooth wear method, this deer was 3 1/2. Looking at the lingual crests (that is the tallest parts of each tooth on the tongue side), I would consider the dentine (that's the dark lines) on tooth 4 to be as wide or wider than the enamel (white stuff), but not on tooth 5, and certainly not tooth 6 as the dentine is only a very thin line.

[Greenheadless]

All depends on the area the deer came from. Looks to be 3.5, but if it came from our place, would be more like 4-5 due to all the soft mast and no grit.

[WamBow]

4.75 and 3/8ths