Cementum aged critters - Let’s see them..

[jrabq]

2015 Montana moose, 6 years old.

 

[DFS]

6.5

 

[DFS]

5.5

 

[DFS]

4.5

 

[Bowhunt_406]

MT 2022. Aged at 8

 

[bigsky2]

Cool thread. I started aging animals about 5 years ago. I wish I had started a long time ago.




Colorado 6.5

 

[bigsky2]

Dad’s from Colorado - 7.5

 

[bigsky2]

6.5

 

[bigsky2]

AZ Coues 3.5

 

[Irrelevant]

The only one I've had done, and only because WDFW requires it. 11 yr boar

 

[bigsky2]

8.5

 

[The_Coloradoboy]

Dad’s from Colorado - 7.5

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I remember this buck

 

[Carl 9.3x62]

Old girl!

Waiting on results from my wife's bull from this year.
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Do you have a picture of the rack?

 

[Khunter]

This was aged 2 years at Matsons. Clearly incorrect? Seems almost certain the teeth got mixed up by Idaho check F&G rather than lab error. When I called and then sent in photos, Matson staff pulled the slide and verified what was on the slide was 2 years. Guessing the dinker moose that was checked in right before mine ended up with a much older age that would be realistic. I can imagine that hunter that shot a dink telling his buds he shot an old warrior on the downhill slide. LOL

Will update when I get new result back after sending in another set of teeth with a few other critters.

 

[Letthemgrow]

This was aged 2 years at Matsons. Clearly incorrect? Seems almost certain the teeth got mixed up by Idaho check F&G rather than lab error. When I called and then sent in photos, Matson staff pulled the slide and verified what was on the slide was 2 years. Guessing the dinker moose that was checked in right before mine ended up with a much older age that would be realistic. I can imagine that hunter that shot a dink telling his buds he shot an old warrior on the downhill slide. LOL

Will update when I get new result back after sending in another set of teeth with a few other critters.

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When did Idaho start sending teeth out on moose to age them?
I killed mine in 2012 and the biologist came out to my truck, grabbed onto each side of the rack with his hands, turned his head back and forth, and said, "yeahhhhhh, that's 5 year old."
Alrighhttyy then . . .

 

[Elktrack]

From my first black bear. On the the back of the report they had the ages for the whole season. Check out the oldest ages for the different species. 22.5 year old cow elk???

 

[Big Sky Guy]

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From my first black bear. On the the back of the report they had the ages for the whole season. Check out the oldest ages for the different species. 22.5 year old cow elk???

That's super cool! Thanks for sharing.

How do you know it was a cow? I'll post another below that will blow your minds.

 

[Big Sky Guy]

Again, OP didn't say this had to be personal harvest so am sharing one that was submitted to the lab. Oldest antlered-male ungulate I am aware of. I call it the Benjamin Button Bull, sheds from year 20 are next to the skull cap from year 21 when he died.

Washington Bull elk. Deadead found in November 2015. 21A.

 

[Elktrack]

Look towards the top and it shows a table for females and males