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Offline Roslyn Rambler

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Dead Bull. No Ivories
« on: October 26, 2024, 04:46:07 PM »
& half of his incisors are missing. Curious if anyone here has ever harvested an old bull with similar tooth wear & decay, and had a approximate age on it.
Any educated guesses on age?

Also, with his beam length, I'd certainly expect to see more mass. He appears very old, but what do I know

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Re: Dead Bull. No Ivories
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2024, 04:53:39 PM »
& half of his incisors are missing. Curious if anyone here has ever harvested an old bull with similar tooth wear & decay, and had a approximate age on it.
Any educated guesses on age?

Also, with his beam length, I'd certainly expect to see more mass. He appears very old, but what do I know
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Re: Dead Bull. No Ivories
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2024, 08:04:54 PM »
Pics would definitely help.  I killed a bull in Wyoming that was aged at 10.5 and his ivories were flat with his gums, but he still had them.

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Re: Dead Bull. No Ivories
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2024, 10:45:15 PM »
I got one aged last yr and it said 10 yrs plus. His teeth were very worn but still all there

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Re: Dead Bull. No Ivories
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2024, 11:33:05 PM »



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Re: Dead Bull. No Ivories
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2024, 05:17:58 PM »
Maybe someone took them already if you found him dead?

 


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