How Old?

[goneropn]

How old do you think this Tom is?

[Big Horn Posse]

looking at where the ridge is on the teeth I would say 9 plus years. Hard to tell from a photo when they get that worn down. Definitely a good old lion for sure. Congrats

[chilcotin hillbilly]

double digits, I would say.

[wyoutfitter]

This tom was aged by the game and fish at 11 years old. He's missing a canine, one has a huge cavity in it, he was pretty beat up in the face...... I'd say the one in your picture has a lot more wear and tear than mine.

[BJ]

caught one the other day had a little less wear on top canines guessed at 8 yrs

[bcplott]

it amazing that a tom even gets that old anymore. I was wondering if you scored the skull?

[goneropn]

We stuck a tape to him and he's 14 6/16. He's a trophy in my eyes. He had a broken tail and was missing 4-5 inches of his tail. His hide had lots of old scars. He weighed 110 on a scale. I guessed 120-125 before the scale.

[raxntrax]

Old enough to safely say that you will not catch more than a hand full that old in your entire lion hunting career. I would guess 12. We will see how far off that is when the results come back this summer.

[kaycee cat hunter]

id say old i killed one 2 years ago that had more teeth and less wear than that and the age card i got from the wy game and fish said he was 14.3 years old

[Ranger]

Thats the oldest lion head Ive ever looked at or maybe he just forgot to brush his teeth! I know of a head aged by the fish and game at 14 years old and didnt have near this wear. Going off of that I wouldnt be suprized at 16 plus. Sure hope u get to find out!

[houndnem]

Those game and fish couldn't age a cat if they raised it from a kitten! I would definately say over 10 years old, but would doubt a cat makes it to 16 that's awesome though. imagine the storys that cat could have told if he could talk. truely an amazing catch!

[Mike Leonard]

I AGREE with Houndemen, they haven't a clue. Now then this lion could be quite old but I am not that sure about it. Look at the nipper teeth ( even tho some are missing,common) and the molars and you will see relitively decent condition. Also note absence of extreme discoloration., which is usually quite evident in lions over 8 years old. So then you are looing at the blunted canines and they are well worn and polished and also still effectively provide the bridge to quickly emphisiate normal prey. I have seen numerous lions with canine teeth(fighting teeth) extreemly blunted thru several exposures to steel jawed traps. Also jaw to jaw savage fighting with other males can cause breakage. I am not discounting that this might be Methusalaih but then again other factors indicate and average lion of the older set 8- to possibly 11 years old. In my country that would be a miracle lion! LOL!

[goneropn]

The fish and game took a tooth so i will hopefully be able to find out a accurate age. He was pretty beat up. Had a broken tail at the base and had a couple inches missing from the end of his tail.

[Gary Gentry]

thats really cool when I looked and before I read any thing I was going to gess 13 but thats just a gess from me.

[BlacktailStalker]

Obviously not old enough to know better than to climb !