Matt and Dan have both pretty much summed it up for me.

It absolutely matters! I mean, seriously, is there anyway that a teenager can offer serious meaningful info on say hunting trophy class whitetails? You'd be hard pressed to keep my attention compared to the guy whose been hunting since BEFORE you were born!You ony learn from life experiences, both mistakes and successes,and it simply goes to show that a teenager simply doesn't bring that much to the table. I mean, we were all there at one time and know better. So my answer is YES, age can and does make a huge difference to me. That being said, it's generally pretty easy to tell someones age by their info.... there's just a point in a thread where you know it's a "kid" or a "newbie".