Hill Country - Jawbone Aging

[kgrutzmacher]

I am attempting to get a bit more educated on jawbone aging and I am curious on the opinions of these two jawbones. Both are from the same lease in Real County. We feed protein from about March - September and corn almost year round. The taxi I used said deer #1 was 8.5 years.

Deer #1


Deer #2


Thanks in advance for the opinions...

[DeerGeek]

Deer #1: 8.5+ (Post Mature)

Deer #2: 3.5 - 4.5 (Middle Aged)

[switchbackxt]

It is hard to judge age by teeth past 6 1/2 but deer #1 is ancient and deer 2 3 1/2

[smeurer]

deer 1 8.5, deer 2, kind of hard to see but looks 3.5

[DuramaxDude]

Tuned in I have a jaw identical to the first.

[KactusKiller]

7.5 plus on first deer and like said after this point teeth are pretty worthless on aging.
second is hard to tell without a top pic to show dentine wear better. from that pic id say at least 3.5 but no older than 4.5. Crests are still rigid and sharp.

[tbgascorer]

I would say the guy is correct.
Deer 1 = 8.5 or more
Deer 2 = 4.5

[lovemylegacy]

Top=Methusala....bottom=3.5+

[kgrutzmacher]

Deer #2 from above...

[Fightinaggies]

7.5 and 3.5. Dentine on the second molar of the second deer is not wider then the enamel so not 4.5