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Offline cowboynick1168

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Re: Age your deer here..
« Reply #60 on: December 11, 2015, 07:03:25 PM »
I'm not a expert I took a aging class with Dick . My guess is 2.5 how did I do Dick ?

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Re: Age your deer here..
« Reply #61 on: December 12, 2015, 03:18:18 PM »
I know that deer is older than 2.5. I have pictures of him from at least the last 2 years with an 8 point rack

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Re: Age your deer here..
« Reply #62 on: December 12, 2015, 04:14:29 PM »
Like said not a expert just guessing sorry if I offended you

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Re: Age your deer here..
« Reply #63 on: December 12, 2015, 04:24:33 PM »
Sure would have been nice next year

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Re: Age your deer here..
« Reply #64 on: December 12, 2015, 09:37:05 PM »
8 pointer I shot during rifle season in ulster county. I'm pretty sure I have pictures of him from at least the last 2 seasons. I would like to think he is at least 3.5

Good call; he's a solid  3 1/2.   

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Re: Age your deer here..
« Reply #65 on: December 12, 2015, 10:36:21 PM »
Thanks for confirming my suspicions DHenry!  (beers)

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Re: Age your deer here..
« Reply #66 on: December 21, 2015, 08:36:20 PM »
 .:rifle:. a little new at this but here's the lower jaw from my doe my best guess is 3 1/2 yr thanks for all your impute mr Henry 

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« Reply #67 on: December 21, 2015, 08:37:55 PM »
sorry doubled on the one pic

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Re: Age your deer here..
« Reply #68 on: December 22, 2015, 08:45:30 AM »
.:rifle:. a little new at this but here's the lower jaw from my doe my best guess is 3 1/2 yr thanks for all your impute mr Henry

You're close; it's a 2 1/2; the first molar will show a little more wear when they're at 3 1/2.

If there's interest I'll run a couple of aging classes this spring. 

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« Reply #69 on: December 22, 2015, 03:11:03 PM »
 .:rifle:. thanks dick for all your help to us on the site, merry Christmas happy new year

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« Reply #70 on: December 22, 2015, 04:22:00 PM »
Here is one thanks dick

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« Reply #71 on: December 22, 2015, 04:22:33 PM »
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« Reply #72 on: January 06, 2016, 05:40:25 PM »
Here is a set of you could dick, for member logic

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« Reply #73 on: January 06, 2016, 05:40:53 PM »
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Re: Age your deer here..
« Reply #74 on: January 06, 2016, 07:41:14 PM »
This deer is 2 1/2 years old.

Congratulations !  It's been slim pickings for many of us.

 

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