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For purposes of managing a deer population, the simplest approach is to only classify deer in half year increments.  Deer are aged by either tooth replacement (1/2 and 1 ½ year age classes) or by tooth wear (2 ½ to 5 ½ + year age classes).  

The following are age classes of whitetail deer.

½ year old age class:  If a deer has less than 6 teeth, the deer is classified as a ½ year old deer or fawn.  A fawn will usually have 4 or 5 teeth on the lower jaw (the front teeth called incisors are not needed in aging deer by age class).  The first three teeth are premolars (baby teeth) and these three teeth will be replaced as the deer enters the 2 ½ year age class.  The fourth tooth from the front is a molar, and this will be a key tooth in aging deer in older classes as this tooth is the oldest tooth that a deer will have and therefore will show the most wear.



1 ½ year old age class: If a deer has 6 lower jaw teeth, the deer is at least 1 ½ years old or older.  The 1 ½ year old deer has three peaks called cusp on the third tooth (a premolar) from the front of the deer’s mouth.  The remaining 4th, 5th, and 6th tooth will be very sharp and will show little or no wear.  It will take a little time to recognize where one tooth ends and another tooth begins as the teeth are very close together.



2 ½ year old age class: If a deer has 6 lower jaw teeth, and there are 2 cusp on the third jaw tooth from the front, the deer is at least 2 ½ years old or older.  The 2 ½ year old deer has 6 sharp permanent lower jaw teeth (the first three premolars have been lost and replaced with three molars).  The fourth jaw tooth (the first molar a deer ever had, the oldest tooth) has sharp peaks or crest called lingual (next to the tongue) crest and the enamel (white) on the lingual crest is well above the narrow dentine (dark brown center that is sandwiched between the enamel of the lingual crest).  The last cusp on the last (6th tooth) tooth will have a shallow cup shape.



3 ½ year old age class: Same as the 2 ½ year old deer except that the fourth lower jaw tooth shows more wear and has a blunt lingual crest and the lingual crest dentine is wider than the enamel.  Also the last cusp on the last tooth will be flattened with a concave top.



5 ½ + year old age class: Same as 4 ½ year old deer except that the replaced premolars are moderately worn and the fourth lower jaw tooth shows more wear such that the lingual crests are worn away.  See chart or more specific on aging beyond 5 ½, but for management purposes, most wildlife managers lump all deer older that 5 ½ years into the 5 ½ + year old age class.



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