deer life expediency?

[DoubleJ]

I was always told that from 9-11 years because at the rate their teeth wear down that they'd starve to death around that age.

[The100Road]

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.

 

[YoterHunter]

i have a really big 2 point that was aged at 9- 10 years old . i would have like to see him when he was 6 to 7 years old

[summit creek]

id sey on an avrage 10 years

[summit creek]

here ya go

nice buck dude he looks like he weighs about 200 lbs on the hoof what did he weigh in at?

[Bean Counter]

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

"Sometimes I use the the Google to access the, um, internets." -Dubya 

[alecvg]

I've shot a couple does that were aged at 7 1/2 years, I would bet many bucks don't live that long.

[D-Rock425]

What is this Google thing you speak of is it new?

[D-Rock425]

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

we are looking for more c-post prostaffers if you're interested.

[halflife65]

What is this Google thing you speak of is it new?

Yes, my new computer came with The Googles installed on it.  I think you have to buy a new one to get it.

For the uninformed, The Googles is just another name for the internets.  So, basically, when you buy a new computer it comes with the internets but it's just called The Googles.  I think it's probably something like calling tissues "Kleenex".  Technically a brand name but everyone knows what they are.

My new computer is called Gateway, is painted like a cow, and has a Turbo button on the front.  It also says "486" which I think means that it has 486 The Googles installed on it (or 486 internets for those non-technical people out there.)

[D-Rock425]

I see.  Sounds complicated.

[halflife65]

Yeah, you pretty much need to be a techy to get it.  Just clickety-click the blue E.  I don't know why The Googles starts with a blue E, but whatever.

[cedarriver]

 I had one blacktail buck come through the shop that was 10 1/2 yrs old. Sent the tooth in to have it aged, so it's accurate. I have a client that him and his buddies send the teeth of their animals in every year. He killed a mule deer that was 9 1/2 that same year. These two deer were the oldest they had ever sent in, I think 7 1/2 was the oldest before these two. I think they had had some elk up into the 20's years of age.

[halflife65]

I've heard of elk in the mid-to-upper teens and bears into their 20s.

[D-Rock425]

Bears don't make it to their second birthday around me.