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Post by lugnutz on Jul 14, 2006 16:17:02 GMT -5
Just curious, as to how many hunters have had their deer looked at, and age'd by a biologist from the DNR.
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Post by danf on Jul 14, 2006 16:25:09 GMT -5
Yes, but it's been a LOOOOOOONG time ago. Dean Zimmerman aged a deer I checked at Arrows III in Lafayette. Think it may have been a buck, but can't recall. I can remember him checking age for other deer that friends/family shot...
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 14, 2006 16:36:30 GMT -5
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Post by 911 on Jul 14, 2006 16:48:52 GMT -5
Yes sir nearly every year. They are their aging the deer usually on the days when thieir will be a large volume of deer turned in.
Amazing how many 1 1/2 old bucks were checked in last year. I thought their were only old mature deer around here.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 14, 2006 17:31:51 GMT -5
........... Amazing how many 1 1/2 old bucks were checked in last year. I thought their were only old mature deer around here. That cant be. They are all supposed to be bruisers now..  |
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Post by squirrelhunter on Jul 14, 2006 18:07:11 GMT -5
Nope.
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Post by kevin1 on Jul 14, 2006 18:13:20 GMT -5
Never happened to me , and I live in one of the reduction counties . The guy who checked in my last one wouldn't even go out and verify what I had in the truck . It could have been a road killed coon for all he knew .
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Post by lugnutz on Jul 14, 2006 18:28:19 GMT -5
Wow 50% of bucks were yearlings!! Suppose our hunters aren't maturing as suspected. Doesn't seem that the majority of hunters are passing up the young ones. btw 57% of the 50% was 1 1/2 olds |
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Post by Woody Williams on Jul 15, 2006 6:34:28 GMT -5
We have come a long way....50% is better than 625 isn't it?  |
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Post by drs on Jul 15, 2006 6:52:20 GMT -5
Just curious, as to how many hunters have had their deer looked at, and age'd by a biologist from the DNR. Having a degree in Biology; I age my own harvested Deer by the amount of Dental (Tooth) Wear. Got a very nice 9-point 200 pound Buck, a few years back, that I aged at: 4 1/2 years old. |
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Post by cambygsp on Jul 15, 2006 7:59:47 GMT -5
There is a IDNR employee on the first and second day of gun season (every year) at Tollivers in Washington County....aging deer.
I have also seen IDNR folks aging deer at The Fishing Shed (Monroe County) on the opening weekend of gun season.
Crouche's Market in Brown County also has IDNR folks aging deer during gun season.
If you want your deer aged, I would suggest calling the IDNR and asking where the IDNR employees will be working on opening weekend.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Jul 17, 2006 8:36:07 GMT -5
Yes. Twice in 30+ yrs!!!!!!
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Post by camoham on Jul 17, 2006 9:18:14 GMT -5
never..............................
half the time i just get handed the metal permanent tag..................
last year he did at least walk out and look for half a second.
camoham
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Post by RiverJim on Jul 17, 2006 10:09:58 GMT -5
Never.
And I'm kinda wondering if it wouldn't show older deer if they were not aging so much in brown county. It seems brown county draws in ALOT of the rookies and "city slickers" that go bang bang bang bang bang........I think I hit it!
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Post by dec on Jul 17, 2006 13:17:41 GMT -5
Never a single one. In fact, only one time in the past 5 or 6 years can I remember anyone coming out and even looking at a deer that I've tagged in. That was a doe that I checked in at Pigeon River in Mongo. I figure the only reason they looked at it was because it was DNR people on duty working the station.
Around here, NO one looks at deer at check in, unless there is 160"+ of antler.
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Post by eelriver on Jul 17, 2006 19:25:02 GMT -5
Last year was the first. Biologist were at the check station and they aged the deer and took parsite samples from the inside of the ear. In addition, they had a very detail map of the county and asked us to ID exactly where we harvested the deer.
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Post by schoolmaster on Jul 17, 2006 22:16:00 GMT -5
I am 59 and have been deer hunting 30 or 40 years. Never had a deer aged at a check station. Not even at Crane where the deer research teams were. They weighed our deer and could tell they were fawns so didn't mess with them much. The second time I was there a guy ahead of me in line had an enormous 8 pointer and they were much more interested in his buck then our does. Most places that I have checked deer don't even come out to the truck to see what you have. Some guys will put the metal tag on themselves but many do not. Also there are fewer places to check deer as some of the gunshops/bowshops etc have quit doing it.
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Post by drs on Jul 18, 2006 6:57:27 GMT -5
The last time (2 years ago) I took a Deer to a "check Station" the fellow there just handed me the metal tag, and didn't even look at my Buck. I think Indiana should go to the "Tele-Check" system, like Kentucky, where you phone in your Harvested Deer. If you bag your Deer in the evening and the places are closed you have to hang up the Deer then next morning take it down and haul it over to the station. <Silly, if you ask me!>
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Post by turkeyscout on Jul 18, 2006 8:30:33 GMT -5
they usually have a biologist, for opening week-end at spencer bait and tackle in owen county. i hope some day we get tele-check our deer, it takes a half a day to get to the check station and back, i rather just stay at camp and relax. take a youngster on your next outdoor experience...turkey scout
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Post by goodyz71 on Jul 18, 2006 9:53:07 GMT -5
I have only had deer aged at check in at Crane Naval Base. Most of the local check stations do not even come out to look at the deer. The one exception is Walnut Creek Archery Club in Grant County, they will come out and weigh your deer for you. I have never had a deer aged with the exception of Crane.
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