I still stand by that statement, but the 2.5+ buck that weren't AR legal will still be bigger in body size and more mature than the average 2.5 buck and therefore will do more breeding and pass on inferior genes for antler development. While some good 2.5+ buck survive to become 3.5's , the vast majority of the 3.5 buck will be those that were protected ARs 2.5 buck.
Simply ridiculous. Research has shown that when all other factors are equal, most 2.5 that were not AR legal their first year were likely later born fawns and won't catch upfor a few more years. How couldany rational person buy into your theory that the2.5 year olds that didntwere behind in growth and antler develpoment will somehow miraculously be " bigger in body size and more mature than the average 2.5 buck" If there were a discernable difference, then it would be exactly the opposite.
It appears that your practice of inundating us with numbers and your own interperetation of the "facts"has caught up with you and babbling posts like that one are a good example.