deer life expediency?

[D-Rock425]

What's the life expediency of a blacktail deer anyone know roughly?

[Woodchuck]

expectancy?

[h20hunter]

In the areas I hunt they live to a ripe old age and die of natural causes.

[D-Rock425]

 

[JCKILLSHOT]

I thought I read some where that they live for 10 years but I could be wrong.

[halflife65]

I dunno.  Sometimes I try to expedite their deaths, though.  I can be pretty expedient but I'd guess that the deer drag their feet a bit when it comes to getting shot.

[bobcat]

I believe they can live 20 to 30 years, but normally I think 15 is about max.

[chukar hunter]

I shot a blacktail buck a couple years back in OR.  He was old and antlers definitely regressing.  Your required to submit teeth on this hunt and it came back aged at 6-1/2yrs.  He was listed in the top 10% age class for all buck teeth that were submitted.  I've talked to a couple bios in that region and they say a buck's typical life expectancy is 6-7yrs and does 9 to 11. 

[D-Rock425]

Pics?

[halflife65]

3 to 5 years when heavily hunted, 9 to 10 years "natural deaths" and up to 17 - 20 years in captivity. 

The Googles, which my computer is equipped with, is excellent for finding this type of information.

[chukar hunter]

here ya go

[Kowsrule30]

In heavily hunted splaces I doubt many bucks make it 2 1/2...

[h20hunter]

Hell of a deer.

[Ellensburg]

Depends if they are living around me or not 

[6x6in6]

They live forever at C-Post.  Nobody hunts there.