How old is this bull?

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I have seen year by year pictures of a bull that never broke 250" his entire life. I have also seen several decent 6 points that were only 3.5. Very hard to judge elk age from the rack alone.
 
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Calving/when the elk is born is late May/early June. He was then shot in October or November. If he was 5 yrs old in May and then shot in November add those months to make him 5.5🤣👍 If you have other Elk questions let me know👍
So, uhh.... Let's say you raise cattle, that are calved in the same May/June time frame as elk, and you ship your yearling steers the week of Thanksgiving, do you then sit around with the rest of the ranchers down at the co-op over breakfast, and tell them, "yup boys, I'm shipping my' yearling-and-a halfs' tomorrow"?

Tell me how old yer kids are......
 
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how old do you tell folks that 2 year old bull you hit with your truck the first of August is? Yep, kilt me a two-and-a-quarter year old?....

And that yearling heifer you shot during the February damage hunt? A year-and-three-quarter old cow?

good grief......
 
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When it gets back from getting a euro done on it I will take and post a picture of the teeth.

If you still have the lower jaw you can pull out a couple of the front teeth to send in to a lab for analysis. Pricing is fairly reasonable. Let me know if you want more details.
 

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@matthewmt Odin is an antler machine and followed my boy Magnum who was also a machine🤙 good times out with friends and my dogs for sure👊they help keep this old man young at heart😍
 

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matthewmt

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@matthewmt Odin is an antler machine and followed my boy Magnum who was also a machine good times out with friends and my dogs for surethey help keep this old man young at heart
Jealous for sure! What region by chance?

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how old do you tell folks that 2 year old bull you hit with your truck the first of August is? Yep, kilt me a two-and-a-quarter year old?....

And that yearling heifer you shot during the February damage hunt? A year-and-three-quarter old cow?

good grief......
Who cares if someone wants to use half years, quarter years, or something else? It's OK if everyone doesn't do everything the exact same way.

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What do the coronets look like?

Is there any pearling, how heavy is it?
 
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