20 Year Old Doe

[Carr5vols]

Crazy...GON has the story behind it.

 

[Rooster308]

That’s amazing. Didn’t know they could live that long.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

They can live a long time. I killed an albino that we had seen for 14 years, and she was mature when we first saw her.

 

[Zdub02]

Wonder how she tasted

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I've killed a number of real monsters in MO but never thought to have them aged. How do you go about doing that? Send in a tooth? If she still has them.

 

[SuperDUECE22]

I've killed a number of real monsters in MO but never thought to have them aged. How do you go about doing that? Send in a tooth? If she still has them.

this is where I've sent mine:

Matson's Laboratory - Experts In Deer Teeth Aging

We use cementum age analysis to age your game. We are the leading experts in deer teeth aging and aging other mammalian game species.

matsonslab.com

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Cool, thanks.

 

[Glendon Mullins]

Wonder how she tasted

first thing i thought too lol

 

[Sinistram]

Wow! What a sly old gal to last that long from all kinds of predators. I thought 12 was about the end of the line for most any deer.

 

[Halfdozen Hunter]

My question is, did she have much of her teeth left?

 

[Rubachub]

14 years old! That’s crazy!! I’m curious about the taste too.


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[Carr5vols]

No idea...just seen the story and thought it was interesting

 

[ResearchinStuff]

My 14 year old was virtually inedible. She'd also been hit by cars a few times over the years and could only walk about 50 yards at a time before needing to lay down. It was a mercy kill more than anything.

 

[TK161BOONER]

They can live a long time. I killed an albino that we had seen for 14 years, and she was mature when we first saw her.

She wasn’t albino, she was just so old her brown fur turned white lol.
Really cool though killing a albino deer. Congratulations

 

[ResearchinStuff]

For sure albino. Pink eyes and nose, white hoofs

 

[ColPenguin]

I've killed a number of real monsters in MO but never thought to have them aged. How do you go about doing that? Send in a tooth? If she still has them.

A piece of jawbone with teeth, if the state Fish & Game agency does aging. Some may even do aging with just a picture rather than a sample.

Check your hunting regulations guide to see if your state, or one of the universities in your state does aging studies.

 

[Carr5vols]

Per the GON story this deers front teeth were sent off to a lab to be aged...I am guessing there were no back teeth...

 

[kblewis4]

wow

 

[Awhis]

I’ve always been curious about life expectancy of doe in the wild. Can’t imagine too many bucks live beyond 6/7 and 20 may never happen again


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[Robobiss]

I’ve killed a doe that I’m assuming was 10+. She didn’t have a top tooth left in her head, only a couple on the bottom. She was 140+ (142 if memory serves) field dressed.

Absolute unit of a doe. She wasn’t super chunky but her frame and body dimension was more like a big bucks than a doe.