Why must people use "half" when talking deer ages?

Deer have a much shorter life span than we do so a half year is a much larger part of their life span than ours. Add to it the fact they are born in the spring, it makes since to add it when it is technically correct.

 

I do every thing half assed :D

 

^ This

 

It is just the way I was taught.

 

I believe its a life span thing, I hear people describe the age of their dogs in half years, the first two years of a child's life is described in months. I think the shorter the life span the more people break down the time frame.

 

Well then, if you guys are so adamant, you should start calling deer in July 1/4's, in October 1/2's and in January 3/4's. You know to insure age accuracy.

For the most part people call them .5's no matter the time of year, April or December. So really, it isn't about age accuracy.

 

To me its oh look a 2 yr old or younger or 3 yr old and older. Should we throw the deer a birthday!!

 

Twice a year we could, but specifically for their half year birthday cake, we could put one full candle for each year of age and cut a candle in half to represent their half year as well.

 

BRILLIANT!!!!!!! During the rut Ill throw the buck I kill a half bday party while Im cutting it up!

 

I like the first rack, second rack guy...that's a great idea.

 

Oh bite me.

It was taught that way... way back when. You got to remember... 20 - 30 years ago there was no food plots, summer scouting or many bowhunters. When guys hit the woods it was rifle for the most part. When rifle season ended most people never gave the deer a thought until the next rifle season. By late October/early November... the deer were .5 . Everyone I know around here always added the .5 . It stuck to this day. I really would doubt it was an ego thing. I know I am horrid for it but it is more a habit then anything. Why they had to be correct on age and most still said they had horns back when I started hunting... you do wonder why it caught on as it did.

In college we aged deer jaws for a class. You got it wrong if you left the .5 out on the test.

Now that I know it bugs you... !!!!!!!!!

Tim

 

I pick 1/2 assed ! !

 

what would you call a deer born this year without the half method?

 

a fawn

 

But is it not born yet? 0 years old?

 

I do it because I know it bothers you .5 % of the time El Scotto

 

I think it comes from the discrepency between what people call a yearling. Some people call a button buck from this year a yearling. That deer IMHO isn't a yearling, and when saying a 1.5 year old buck people know exactly what I'm referencing. I think that just carries over to older deer than that.

 

This is it. When aging deer with the conservation dept., we had to age by .5. That was the way I was taught.

 

In the spring he is 2. In the Fall he is 2.5. It is what biologists use. Not sure why it is a big deal? It is simply the correct way to explain what you are talking about. Simple way to classify the animal.