RE: What age is mature?
442deer, I don't think this is unusual. A lot depends on your area and the hunting pressure it receives. Many areas seldom see a buck reach 5.5 years. There is a 12 point near my house and the way guys are flocking to the area, you would think they were hunting a serial killer. Fortunately, they can't hunt the land I hunt. Nonetheless, they will push the deer hard in the surrounding areas and probably shoot anything they seeover 1.5 years.