ORIGINAL: kickin_buck
Agreed that genics, location and available food sources are the major keys. A good 1 1/2 old in my area can easily be 130", 2 1/2 140's, 150"+ at 3 1/2.
Where are you seeing a yearling buck in the wild with a 130" rack?
This is possible with geneticallyengineered pen raised deer but not a free ranging wild deer.
That would be impressive for a 2 1/2 year old buck in the wild even in the big buck states.
I would agree with Shultzy, 1 1/2 = 60"; 2 1/2 = 90-100"; 3 1/2 = 120-130" then add 15-20" per year for 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 thenmaybe 5-10"at 6 1/2 and then they start going down