I voted 3.5, because that is what I consider my standard of a shooter............but if the question where when does a buck reach it's fully mature antler growth and body size potential it would be 6.5...........but how many of those do we see running around? Not many, I have killed 5.5 year old bucks and I have killed some 2.5 in my earlier days, but the average shooter in my area is 3.5 that is the most in the 130 class range which is what I consider a shooter buck.

I have to ask this though, w/o being sarcastic.............how does someone that has only 2 or 3 seasons under their belt accurately judge age on the hoof?????? It took me close to 10 years before i fully understood how to do it, maybe I'm just a slow learner.........