Quite honestly, I don't care either way. It is a trophy to ME. I've always wanted to harvest a non-typical type of rack, and this guy fit the bill. With only a week left of bow, it was time to make a move. I'm pleased with it.

Don't get overly caught upwithjust genes. There are many, many more factors in antler growth outside of genes. Birth date, nutrition, injury, etc. Just because a buck has the genes for a good rack does NOT mean he will display them. Environmental conditions willcompete withgenes 100% of the time, unless prime conditions can be had.

I haven't looked at teeth, buthe appearsto bea 2.5, or a slight chance for a 3.5 y/o. From my experience, he typically fills the bill of a 2.5 y/o in my neighborhood. He's certainly not very young, and definitly not very old. He's actually quite average in age.

This is a normal 3.5 on my hunting grounds: