RE: Mature - Matriarch does....how to discern?
I've had numerous conversation with Chris Kreh (Wildlife Bio. NCWRC) and he tells me the largest does I'm seeing (typically) are 2.5yr olds. In heavily populated areas (with limited nutritional avenues) this is the case (again....typically). The older does are not (even "typically")the largest does.
Don't have a clue how it is where YOU hunt.