No teeth

I'm obviously aware this is just age however I was quite baffled too skin this doe head too discover no teeth, not even nubs just nothing present.

13kg carrying and still two decently healthy kids at her side, I say this was her last good year and perhaps her future kids this upcoming winter wouldn't fare as well.

You have to wonder if it had them knocked out at some point?

Mungo said:

You have to wonder if it had them knocked out at some point?

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That's kind of my thought Its pretty unusual to not even be stubs.

I wonder if not damage If she's been helping herself too something overly sugary? I know sheep molasses gets put out pretty often though I would expect too see more decay on her back teeth but at least in my view those look more like natural wear.

I'm not quite sure if aging deer over here via jaws Is common? I know America likes to do it but Its also incredibly inaccurate since people are comparing different states, I have too imagine a large amount of our soil contains a lot of silica (e.g sand, grasses etc) and might be a bit more accurate.

Here's the lower jaw of a really old (~10 years) roebuck I shot in the Vosges mountains in Alsace. Probably lived a lot on lots of fir needles. Teeth worn right down.

Pine Marten said:

Here's the lower jaw of a really old (~10 years) roebuck I shot in the Vosges mountains in Alsace. Probably lived a lot on lots of fir needles. Teeth worn right down.

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That looks pretty similar but I would say she has a little more length, 7-8 perhaps? I would say that's a pretty healthy "age" for a roe deer thats in her declining stages, 10 Is quite an achievement especially for a buck.