Great posts guys. Some very interesting, and bizarre (in at least one case)perspectives.

Generally in my spots I'll see 2.5 year olds and a few 3.5 year olds each year. The 3.5s become ghosts once the season opens. They'll taunt me by showing up in my headlights as I leave, but they are rarely on their feet during daylight before the rut. So what I target are the 3.5s in hopes that they slip up in the rut and the bigger 2.5s.

If something happened and there were only a few 2.5 year olds and most of them were about the same size I'd try to go after the biggest 2.5 out there, even if it was smaller than the 2.5s I normally go after. The reason is, that is the best buck available and that is what I'm after is the best buck out there on the properties I hunt.

I must have some of the King's mojo, becuase I too will have small 1.5 year olds parade around my stand begging to be shot. One even returned to my stand at the sound of my urinating from my stand hoping to drink the nectar of the next KING! (true story except for the drinking part)