there a good chance that he is 1.5. coming out of illinois got good blood. he got good feed and not overly big body.this time of year hes not going to have a swollen neck.i have a yearing buck bigger body than him alot of guys think his 2 but hes not. 16in spread 8pt. i'm not say he can't be 2.5 but you can't say with out a doubt hes 2.5. i have seen alot yearing with bigger racks some up over 200in. just what i think