2.5 years old he has to walk.... not only will he be a monster at 4.5 think of all the potential does he can breed.... nice decision....people who shoot 2.5 year old deer on a regular basis will not shoot many big deer in their life.... like this one,he sounds like a monster but he only went 120".... that is a punk compaired to what he will be at 4 or 5.5