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age and score? #4615612 09/30/13 04:23 PM
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I've never tried to age or score a deer. I would like to put some management practices in place when harvesting my deer and was wondering how you might tell age and score of each of these deer?

Also would either of these guys be legal in a county with antler restrictions?


Re: age and score? [Re: RobD] #4615622 09/30/13 04:28 PM
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the picture you have doesnt show up on my computer but you age deer by their teeth, you can look up images of teeth growth/decay to determine age. There are many methods of scoring a deer but basically you just measure the main beams and tines over 1 inch of each antler.

Re: age and score? [Re: Blake Havins] #4615646 09/30/13 04:40 PM
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can you see these pictures?







Re: age and score? [Re: RobD] #4615673 09/30/13 04:50 PM
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The pictures are showing up for me good.

On the scoring it will help if you google a boone and crocket score sheet to see where the measurements come from and how to take them, then you just need to work on being able to estimate what that is on the deer your looking at, either by using known sized objects for perspective or similar deer from the area.

I don't like the call on AR's or AR's for the most part. In your first pic with the two bucks at night if one is wide enough its the one on the left which appears to be 2.5 years old and to me should be left to grow. The one on the right I don't think would make AR's but appears to be a mature deer and should be shot. I don't like judging spread.


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Top picture the buck on the left looks to be a 3yr old. The buck on the right looks to be a mature 5+yr old. Both are right around the AR minimum or a bit better on the older one. Once you kill a buck you can save the jawbones for someone to age them. Mark which deer it was also on the jaw.


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Re: age and score? [Re: stxranchman] #4615825 09/30/13 05:51 PM
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Agree 3.5 and 5.5+.

110-120 score for the old one.

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Originally Posted By: Chafro
Agree 3.5 and 5.5+.

110-120 score for the old one.

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buck on left is 2.5 years old score 75

buck on right is 4.5 years old score 95ish

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not sure about AR, I don't really think either one would make it, the deer on the left ears appear to be forward.


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Re: age and score? [Re: Bocephus1975] #4617746 10/01/13 01:34 AM
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Originally Posted By: Bocephus1975
buck on left is 2.5 years old score 75

buck on right is 4.5 years old score 95ish

my opinions only

not sure about AR, I don't really think either one would make it, the deer on the left ears appear to be forward.


That sucks if true, that means the biggest deer i have seen on my lease is not even legal!


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The buck on the right is a 5 yr old and should be 115 or so judging from that one pic. If you can get a pic of him right under your varmit cage on your feeder then you might be able to tell more on spread. That cage should be 12" or so wide.


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