Cementum aged critters - Let’s see them..

[Carnage2011]

8.5 years old

 

[MTTW]

I got some tooth ages back today from Matson's. I killed a whitetail this Nov. and was quite surprised at the age. I sent in 6 teeth from critters killed by members of my family and my son's hunting buddy. I will just post a pic of my whitetail. None of the critters were as big as one might assume from the ages.

My whitetail. 10 years old.

A screen shot of the report. I have never seen ages like this.

 

[Big Sky Guy]

I got some tooth ages back today from Matson's. I killed a whitetail this Nov. and was quite surprised at the age. I sent in 6 teeth from critters killed by members of my family and my son's hunting buddy. I will just post a pic of my whitetail. None of the critters were as big as one might assume from the ages.

My whitetail. 10 years old.
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A screen shot of the report. I have never seen ages like this.View attachment 402869

One secret to living an old life as an antlered animal is to never grow a big set of antlers thanks to the selection bias of many hunters.