Aging a deer by examining its jawbone

Illustrations by Charles W. Schwartz (Figures 3 and 6) are reprinted with permission from The Wild Mammals of Missouri, University of Missouri Press and Missouri Department of Conservation."Successful deer management involves keeping accurate harvest records and manipulating several deer population parameters, including the sex and age ratio of the deer herd. Managing the age structure of the buck segment of the population is considered one of the most important factors for improving the quality of the deer herd within a particular area."--Page 1.Robert A. Pierce II (Fisheries and Wildlife State Specialist, School of Natural Resources), Jason Sumners (Resource Scientist, Missouri Department of Conservation), Emily Flinn (Resource Scientist, Missouri Department of Conservation