Is the rack wider than the ears when they are focused out in their widest postion? If so it is more than likely 2.5 or better.
Unfortunately there are no guarantees that he will pass those genes on as the doe is just as likely to pass on a trait like that as the buck is. So how will you cull the doe that's passing on the bad genetics?
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