
Aging Whitetail Deer at Various Stages
Yearling deer Yearling deer can be easily aged by examining the third tooth back on either side of the jaw. This tooth is called the third premolar. If this tooth has three cusps, the deer is 1 1/2 years old.…

Yearling deer Yearling deer can be easily aged by examining the third tooth back on either side of the jaw. This tooth is called the third premolar. If this tooth has three cusps, the deer is 1 1/2 years old.…

Where Did The Deer Go? Early season thoughts … You have worked all spring and summer keeping your feeders filled, building new deer stands or fixing old ones, planting food plots and planning hunting strategies for your first fall hunt.…

Now is the time to hunt close to deer bedding areas. The deer have sensed the change in the seasons and have noticed the increased human activity in the woods. The mature bucks will most likely stay bedded until just…

Karl V. Miller School of Forest Resources University of Georgia By the time you read this, the peak of the rut should be pretty much history for most of the state. However, if you should happen to be hunting in…