When I was a budding deer nut, most hunters I knew didn’t know how to age a deer. I remember my uncle Lawrence walking up to pretty 6-point he’d shot, ticking off the points on the rack ...

Then you know if you need to adjust what your eyes are telling you [in the field]. For learning how to estimate a deer’s age through tooth wear and replacement, hunters can find articles and even take ...

The ability to accurately assign adult white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to specific year age-classes is important in making management decisions and interpreting management and research ...

For example, a deer with a girth of 35 inches at the chest would have an estimated live weight of 126 pounds, an estimated field-dressed weight of 99 pounds and yield around 57 pounds of edible ...