RE: That big buck(pic)/age.
I can believe it's 3.5. The Milo Hansen buck that scored over 213 inches typical is still under debate on it's age, some expertssay it was 3.5 years old, others say it's 4.5. Either way, it still had at least 2 more years of upside to add more mass.
It's varies from deer to deer. I've seen 6 year old 8 points that have short tines and lots of mass that score in the mid 130's. I once shot a 2.5 year old that netted 137.5 typicaland a DNR biologist looked at it at a P&Y scoring show and he told me that this deer would most likelyhave been a Boone and Crocket deer at just 3.5 years of age. Talking to him was a real eye opener as he told me that most people over age deer.
Look at this little buck below that I took a picture ofcrossing the river approching mystand on Saturday night, he's a typical 1.5 year old that will most likelymake P&Y at 3.5 with no problem.