Elk Age Thread

[Huntnnw]

How does one get an elk aged?

Especially Idaho specific.

Or use deer age in MT. Usually faster and cheaper

 

[bow_dozer]

We just shot a cow off a ranch last week, she was ear tagged. Fwp said she was 16.5 years old.
Only one one ivory left in her mouth.

 

[littlebigtine]

Idaho 7.5

 

[Falcon]

Roosevelt elk on the Washington coast. Aged 14 years by f/g.

 

[ndfb35]

It's interesting to see how some elk just have "it" and others don't. Area and genetics really do play a large roll as shown by some of the old rags posted and the stud 5 y.o.

 

[HighUintas]

I finally got my aging info back from from Utah DWR and it was 3 years old. I'm surprised. Fairly big with lots of mass for 3 years old. The body was really big too. I wish he would have been a couple years older!

 

[Falcon]

Washington 2024, 3.5 lab agedView attachment 971130
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Wyoming 2016, 10.5 lab aged

 

[Live_weighT34]

My 2015 Utah LE bull state bio aged at 7.5, average body size for a mature northern Utah bull.
My dad’s 2013 Utah bull, same unit, same general area as mine. State Bio also aged him at 7.5 but trail cam pics and first hand accounts from family and friends that had known about this bull prior put him at least 9.5 also had a body bigger than the 15 hand 1100lb mule that carried the meat out.

 

[resident vs nonresident]

Some awesome results. And very encouraging to see how many of you are aging your animals.
Here’s my Bull
NM 2024 1%tag. First time with OIL tag i prematurely went for first big bull I had a shot at. 292” hunt lasted 5 1/2 hours
8+ years old

 

[resident vs nonresident]

And this years my buddy’s 7x7 bull
7 years old, 310”
Might as well call him Lucky 777 Bull