Elk Age Thread

[idelkslayer]

Similar to the mule deer deer age thread post up photos of your elk and lab tooth aging results. Bulls and cows will be equally interesting. Share any other interesting details about your elk such as OTC vs LE, terrain type, state, whatever adds to the intrigue.

I won't have any results to share for a few more months, but please share your results from years past and keep the updates coming as results come in from this season.

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Thread 'Mule Deer Age Thread'

Jun 26, 2025

A few notable people have been doing it for years but there seems to be a growing trend of getting mule deer bucks lab aged. State Game agencies also seems to be using lab aging more and more as a management tool to understand what is really happening with our herds, hunting pressure, and trophy quality. It's also just fun to know more about a specific buck. I jumped on the band wagon last year.

This thread isn't meant to be for debating the merits or management implications of lab aging. Rather, it's just to share the information that we get from aging our bucks. It will be too...

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