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What's the life expediency of a blacktail deer anyone know roughly?
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expectancy?
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In the areas I hunt they live to a ripe old age and die of natural causes.
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I thought I read some where that they live for 10 years but I could be wrong.
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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.
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I believe they can live 20 to 30 years, but normally I think 15 is about max.
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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.
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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.
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here ya go
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In heavily hunted splaces I doubt many bucks make it 2 1/2...
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Hell of a deer.
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Depends if they are living around me or not
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They live forever at C-Post. Nobody hunts there.
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