I agree 100 %, i was thinking on the line of a 2 1/2 also. Its the same in my area, big things happen from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 and the mass really takes off from there. like you stated, not ruled out.
ORIGINAL: TJF
We have found a few setsover the years like that too. Seems like it is getting more common for seeing lopsided racked bucks or finding sheds to them.
The sheds look like they came off a 2.5 year old buck. A lot could change with his next rack. Bucks around here don'tstart showing their potentialuntil their 3.5 years old. They usually take a big leap in rack size from 2.5 to 3.5 years old. I wouldn't rule him out yet !! He might surprise you.
Tim