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 ...

If one deer's food has more grit than another, its teeth will wear faster. The most accurate way to determine deer age is by analyzing thin cross-sections of their teeth.

A male deer doesn’t reach its full-size until about age 4. Up until then, most of their nutrition is going into their body first, then for growing antlers. So by age 5 a buck should have its ...