To use you asan example ( and my memory may be wrong), i believe that you mentioned that the only 2 mature bucks you have seen in your area were the 2 you shot. I think you also mentioned that you only saw 1 and a half year olds this past year except for the second mature buck. Does that mean that next year the top end buck for your area is a 2 and a half year old fork horn?
I've seen 3.
Why would a 2.5 yr old be a forkhorn? Also....with displacement/relocation/travelers....I have no idea of what my woodsmay see come through them this fall. None.
You guys take what I say in too broad a sense. I speak ONLY of the woods I'm hunting. Adjacent properties are unknowns.....for sure.